About this episode

Dylan Belles discusses the phenomenon of bonking after mile 20 in marathons and offers strategies to avoid it.

Have you bonked after Mile 20 in the Marathon? I have! In today's episode, I'm going to walk through why we might bonk after mile 20 in the marathon, and leave you with a few ways in which you can work towards avoiding it next time!

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