GAmarathoner wrote:
Good point, and yes I totally realize that she is far above my level and has a goal that is definitely much faster than the female equivalent to a male running a 2:19. I never even broke 16 in the 5k in college. I was in no way shape or form comparing our abilities and saying they are similar. However, I do not think fueling is completely necessary. I don't believe I would have run faster if I had taken in any fluids or fuel. It's how I trained, I was comfortable with it, and my stomach gets easily upset when I tried doing anything. Noticed no difference on longs runs/workouts. That's all I was saying. Hope she figures it out.
You may feel that way, but the data is pretty clear that you are wrong.