This is because it is caused by a depletion in the body's store of glycogen — a type of glucose that is stored in liver and muscle tissue.Related: What causes you to get a 'stitch in your side'? ...

Hitting the wall is not something that needs to be feared or dreaded and it's not an inevitable part of marathon running. If you feel like you've hit the wall, then slow down your pace, advises ...

If you do some maths, you can easily see why many runners hit the wall around the 18- or 20-mile mark. Our bodies store about 1,800 to 2,000 calories worth of glycogen in our muscles and liver.

I've never hit the wall before, but I've met enough marathon runners to know its lore. It's common for people to feel physically and mentally burned out toward the end of the marathon, at anywhere ...

Most have heard the phrase “hit the wall.” This phrase, whose origin stems from marathon running, when a runner has reached the limits of their endurance, has been used across many sports and ...

Women tended to hit the wall slightly sooner than men — at 29.3K vs 29.6K — but their bad patch lasted slightly less distance than the men’s — 9.61K vs 10.7K.