I have noticed that I routinely crap the bed in my quality runs and races 45 minutes or so into the run/race. I can usually overcome this and get back on pace but it is hard to make up the time that I lost at that point.
I am trying to figure out what is going on and what I need to do to get better. Could this be a fueling issue? Lack of endurance? Any ideas? Any specific workouts to rectify?
Thanks
I have heard that these these called long runs are catching on...
I run a long run of at least 16-20 every Saturday. I have been doing that for about 4 years.
You are simply less fit than you think you are. More miles, more frequent runs, etc. are in the cards for you.
Always around 45 min?
Mental: do you simply lose focus?
Fueling: do you eat a gel or something at the start? In limited experiments I've crashed ~40 min after a gel if I don't follow up with another. But when that's happened I couldn't get back on pace.
Training: presumably your 16-20 milers are a couple notches less intense than what you're talking about here. Ever do long tempos, like 9-10M @ about MP? I guess maybe that's the sort of "quality runs" you're talking about when you fade?
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