On Sunday 13th May 2012 I competed in, and finished, my first race. Excluding school sports days.
I probably over-prepared for the race, making sure I had a breakfast of cereal, plus an oaty cereal bar and brought an energy drink (rather than water) with me, into which I'd put a dissolvable tablet supposed to help hydration. Looking back, this was almost certainly overkill. It's 6 miles, not 26.