Ok, so here was what I was wondering on my 20 miler yesterday... If most people running a marathon have enough glycogen in their system for about 20 miles before they bonk, wouldn't taking 6 gel packs (about 100 cal each) over the first 20 miles get you through to the finish without hitting the wall? Just my thought for the day
posted: 4/7/2008 at 7:09 PM
modified: 4/7/2008 at 7:12 PM
Quote from chrimbler on 4/7/2008 at 6:21 PM:
Ok, so here was what I was wondering on my 20 miler yesterday... If most people running a marathon have enough glycogen in their system for about 20 miles before they bonk, wouldn't taking 6 gel packs (about 100 cal each) over the first 20 miles get you through to the finish without hitting the wall? Just my thought for the day
Most people actually have enough glycogen to go farther than 20 miles if they don't go out too fast. And I don't know about most people but taking 6 gels over 20 miles would make me puke or otherwise cause a gut bomb far worse than any bonk. I have a hard time digesting food at marathon paces. In my last marathon I managed to get two gels down and on the third one my stomach said, "no mas."
