I'm a veteran Ironman but ran into a brand new and humbling experience at my last race. At about mile 70 of the bike my body stopped digesting food and my tank started to empty. I kept eating, drinking, consuming salt on plan but didn't feel the usual sensation of calories "hitting my legs". I usually burp frequently, that stopped. Mile 0 of the marathon I was completely depleted and walked the entire marathon. I continued eating and drinking, but nothing was hitting my legs. For 2-3 days after the race I just didn't feel right, as if everything had frozen up.
-I used the exact same nutrition plan that I have for the last 10 years
-I was sick for 2 weeks before, but felt 95% (not stomach sickness, more like sore throat and being worn down)
-No muscle soreness and no symptoms of hyopnaetremia after the race
My questions... Why can/did this happen after being bulletproof for so long? Is there anything I could have done to restart digestion during the race? How could it have been prevented?
-I used the exact same nutrition plan that I have for the last 10 years
-I was sick for 2 weeks before, but felt 95% (not stomach sickness, more like sore throat and being worn down)
-No muscle soreness and no symptoms of hyopnaetremia after the race
My questions... Why can/did this happen after being bulletproof for so long? Is there anything I could have done to restart digestion during the race? How could it have been prevented?