Running a half or full marathon is all about mental and physical preparation. Here are some tips to help you prepare:

• Focus on finishing the race strong, rather than beating a time.

• Pace yourself.

• Get your gear: Invest and train in a quality long-distance running shoe, bring music, a hydration belt, light and comfortable apparel, and sun protection.

• Review the course map to know what to expect.

• Find your motivation and stick to it – hold onto a mantra or phrase to empower you throughout the distance.

Register for the inaugural RDC Marathon and Half Marathon coming Sunday, Nov. 12.

– Jason Biggs, FS Series

What’s the number one mistake a business traveler makes on the road? Eating like they’re on vacation! No matter your nutrition plan, you can still follow your menu during the difficult challenge of travel by creating an 80/20 rule.

The majority of the time, stick to your chosen diet and 20 percent of the time cut yourself some slack given your available options. Try apps like Find Me Gluten Free, Happy Cow and Paleo Digest to keep you on track.

You’ll be happier and healthier knowing you have options and a plan to survive the Business Travel Pound Packing.

— Marcey Rader, Marcey Rader Coaching, LLC, Work Well. Play More! Institute

Every morning we wake up with a bucket of willpower, and every single decision we make results in a willpower monkey jumping out. In a position that makes tough decisions all day, we can get decision fatigue that results in status quo- or fear-based decisions.

How can we keep more monkeys in the bucket and decrease fatigue? Insert energy breaks into your day, make your high-stake decisions in the morning when your serotonin and dopamine levels are high, get enough sleep, go outside for fresh air, stay hydrated, and eat a breakfast high in protein and healthy fats.

– Marcey Rader, Marcey Rader Coaching, LLC, Work Well. Play More! Institute

Workplace design is in the throes of a renaissance, according to Steelcase. Rapid advances in technology, innovation agendas, the war on talent, and employee disengagement are converging to create an “anti-corporate” backlash against traditional, uninspiring work-spaces.

As neuroscience sheds light on what inspires people to achieve more, efficiency as a design objective is becoming secondary to enriching people’s emotional, cognitive and physical wellbeing.

Thinking about space through the lens of wellbeing humanizes the workplace. By balancing the desire for openness with the human need for solitude, you can create spaces that support focused work as well as rejuvenation.

– Louise Mezzina, Mojo PR

Jamie Drescher, a taekwondo competitor and Tapout Fitness (Raleigh) coach, is representing Team USA in the Maccabiah World Championships in Israel this July.

She is one of four women chosen to compete for the U.S. in the third largest sporting event after the Olympic Games, which is sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and World Federation of Sports.

Jamie coaches full-time at Tapout Fitness, the world fitness partner for the WWE, and teaches full-body training mixed with martial arts. Tapout offers a variety of training classes, including yoga, bootcamp, boxing, conditioning and programs for kids and adults.

– Leah Brown, The North Carolina 100

Keeping healthy snacks in your office just makes sense. Munching throughout the day on nuts, dried fruit, fresh fruit, cheese, peanut butter or yogurt curbs your appetite for unhealthy sweets and vending machine treats. Try having grapes or blueberries.

Eating snacks every two or three hours helps maintain steady blood sugar levels, particularly when snacks are protein or fiber rich. You may also find that since you’re fuller, curbing excessive cups of creamy, sugary coffee is easier.

An added bonus to healthy snacking at work is that healthy snack grazing keeps energy levels high throughout the day. Goodbye 3pm lull!

– Deneen Bloom, S&A Communications