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One 20 minutes before the start and another after 40-50 minutes, you shouldn't technically "need" to take on board extra energy but there are plenty of reasons why its not a terrible idea, but if you haven't got your stomach used to trying to digest things while running reasonably hard then you may give yourself a case of runners trots if you over do it.
nobody wants to do a Paula...
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@Greenbank holding/swinging your arms as you run will use your biceps so it's not too surprising they're tired too.
@dst What's your target time for the HM? You need to time it so there is time for the sugars to make their way into your blood before you are getting tired, but not too early on. Are you running Bath?