How to Run Faster After Mile 20

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!

People in this episode

Host: Dylan Belles

Topics covered

• marathon training
• running performance
• bonking
• endurance running
• race strategy

Keywords

• bonk
• marathon
• mile 20
• running faster
• endurance
• training tips

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