This was an attempt to BQ at the Keene Marathon. I held pace and felt great for 20 miles, averaging a little faster than 7:30 miles. The wheels started to come off at mile 21 and by mile 24 I had lost steam. By the time I got a ride back to the med tent my blood pressure had fallen to 82/48 and core temperature was around 94. With food and drink my blood pressure went back up to normal levels and they let me head home. I'm guessing I was underfueled and lost too much weight in the two weeks preceding the marathon and also suffered from an interruption in training from a vastus medialis strain. |