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<blockquote data-quote="stevetheupsguy" data-source="post: 788816" data-attributes="member: 9662">My buddy from work, a preloader, has been training to run a marathon. I&#039;ve been coaching him and he decided to run the Palm Beach Marathon. He was attempting to BQ, so being 30, he needed to run 3:10.59. I drove him down to the race so he wouldn&#039;t have to stress about parking, clothes check-in and such. He planned to run between 6.45 and 7.15 minute miles, which was totally duable. I would also pace him on my road bike and have extra water, gatorade and gel packs. &nbsp;Everything started off fine. He ran a seamingly effortless race, averaging 7 minute miles. He started to feel fatigue at mile 18 and really needed a push at 23. At 25.5 he collapsed and never recovered. The ambulance carted him to the medical tent where he was given &quot;4&quot; bags of I.V. fluids and had 2 people massaging out his legs. If he would have walked the last .7 miles, he would have finished in 3:10&nbsp; I just got off the phone with him, and though he&#039;s upset, he&#039;s doing fine, though he&#039;s not looking forward to working the pre-load in the morning.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stevetheupsguy, post: 788816, member: 9662"] My buddy from work, a preloader, has been training to run a marathon. I've been coaching him and he decided to run the Palm Beach Marathon. He was attempting to BQ, so being 30, he needed to run 3:10.59. I drove him down to the race so he wouldn't have to stress about parking, clothes check-in and such. He planned to run between 6.45 and 7.15 minute miles, which was totally duable. I would also pace him on my road bike and have extra water, gatorade and gel packs. Everything started off fine. He ran a seamingly effortless race, averaging 7 minute miles. He started to feel fatigue at mile 18 and really needed a push at 23. At 25.5 he collapsed and never recovered. The ambulance carted him to the medical tent where he was given "4" bags of I.V. fluids and had 2 people massaging out his legs. If he would have walked the last .7 miles, he would have finished in 3:10 I just got off the phone with him, and though he's upset, he's doing fine, though he's not looking forward to working the pre-load in the morning. [/QUOTE]

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