Hi everyone. I've done some research but still not sure what my issue might be so I decided to post here and hopefully get some feedback on the possible issue.
In 2017 I trained for a marathon. I noticed that once my long runs got over 16 miles, my legs would start feeling weak/tired toward the end of the run. Also once I finished my run, my legs would really cramp bad and I would need to take some meds and a warm bath to calm them down. I had hoped that these issues were just from training and I would be fine on race day since I had started tapering two weeks prior. Sadly my legs cramped up bad at the race and had to walk/run the last few miles.
I've decided to try running a marathon again. This time I added more salt and electrolytes to my running routine in the hopes that was the source of my issues but yesterday I did 17 miles and had the same issues as last time. Would really like to run this marathon and not have to settle for just a half.
Any ideas on the issue? Let me know what questions you might have. I'll try to answer them as best I can.
In 2017 I trained for a marathon. I noticed that once my long runs got over 16 miles, my legs would start feeling weak/tired toward the end of the run. Also once I finished my run, my legs would really cramp bad and I would need to take some meds and a warm bath to calm them down. I had hoped that these issues were just from training and I would be fine on race day since I had started tapering two weeks prior. Sadly my legs cramped up bad at the race and had to walk/run the last few miles.
I've decided to try running a marathon again. This time I added more salt and electrolytes to my running routine in the hopes that was the source of my issues but yesterday I did 17 miles and had the same issues as last time. Would really like to run this marathon and not have to settle for just a half.
Any ideas on the issue? Let me know what questions you might have. I'll try to answer them as best I can.