"After six and a bit hours of sheer hell, you're going to get thirsty..." (Tuesday September 2nd)

....isotonic Lucozade Sport" as John Barnes used to say before he kicked his can into the bin. Well he's not the only one who'll be drinking the sports fuel that 'gets to your thirst fast' as Lucozade Sport are really getting behind Tarzan's Bananathon in a big way. Not only are they supplying product to keep us going throughout the ten hours on our feet, they are providing a branded support vehicle to transport our gear through the streets of Manchester.

But that is not all, because at about 4.40pm on Saturday September 13th they will be laying claim to a corner of Piccadilly Gardens and holding a fitness class with Tarzan Jane and The Banana. This is an ideal opportunity to come along and join in with the Bananathon and get some exercise at the same time.

The Lucozade Sport website is really flash and well worth a visit, I've been using their gels for years in marathons and have a strategy of taking them with water at mile 8, 13, 18 and 22. For the bananathon we have been advised to use Lucozade product and little pots of savoury food little and often en route. Tom the Banana particularly is going to have to watch his hydration wearing that hot costume, so we reckon he will slurp the most.

Eleven days to go, two venues to reveal....................it's nearly Bananathon time.

Tarzan