Carb depletion time--before you carbo load, you have to deplete your carbs. Doing that prepares the body to grab the carbs later and store them away.
And why do we want the body to store away carbs? It's all an effort to avoid hitting the wall. Or, as it's spelled in many marathon training books and articles, The Wall.
I already wrote about my legs stiffening up just past the 21 mile mark on my 22-mile run. I didn't do any special nutritional preparation for that run. So just maybe, by depleting carbs and then loading up on them, I can make it easier to get from the 20-mile mark to the finish line.
And I'm continuing the taper. I woke up at 10 til 5 this morning and figured, what the heck, let's get the 3 miles in now. So I did. It was great, considering that I was just starting to feel warm and in the groove just about the time I was done. Par for the course these days.
But tapering also helps us avoid The Wall, according to Bill Rodgers. We'll see if he's right.
At this point, I really can't wait.
Monday, May 12, 2008
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3 comments:
Good luck Sunday Barry! You'll do great!
Thanks, Kari.
I just checked your training blog and now I feel like a slug. You're blowing me away with the splits you're posting!
Wow, so you're trying to qualify for Boston?
Yeah, right! Not in this lifetime!
I'm just hoping to cross the finish line still standing!!
Geez.. I'm just starting out and you're almost done! It's gonna be a loooong summer! :-)
You've done GREAT in your training Barry and it will all pay off Sunday!
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