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Possibly hit the wall. In my younger days I only drank water at the aid stations. When I started to drink the sports drink offered at aid stations I think I had more energy late into the race. However I don't know if it was the sports drink or that I was in better physical shape. Today in longer races I mostly drink a sports drink at the water stops and pour the water over my head if it is a hot day. I have heard of training programs that recommend running 26 miles in training. One year before I realized that distance was super important in training I reached a high of 13 miles as a long run. During the marathon itself I totally ran out of energy at mile 14. I walked and shuffled the rest of the way. It was a disaster but it taught me to d more distance. My body was only trained to do 13 miles and during the race it refused to do one step more. Possibly in your training for your long runs you could run 20 miles, stop and walk a bit, drink a fruit or sports drink, and run-walk 6 more miles.
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