Coolsaet says the famous “wall” is the most difficult thing to overcome as a marathoner.
But there are actually two walls a runner can hit, only one of which has affected him.
“There’s a wall where you run out of fuel . . . and I’ve never experienced that in a marathon,” he says.
“The other wall . . . would be just the pounding and your legs get really tired. But that wall is not as bad — you can run through it and just tough up.”
Happily for Coolsaet, this wall has been coming later and later in his races.
“It keeps getting pushed back a little bit and one day I hope it gets pushed back to 42K.”
But there are actually two walls a runner can hit, only one of which has affected him.
“There’s a wall where you run out of fuel . . . and I’ve never experienced that in a marathon,” he says.
“The other wall . . . would be just the pounding and your legs get really tired. But that wall is not as bad — you can run through it and just tough up.”
Happily for Coolsaet, this wall has been coming later and later in his races.
“It keeps getting pushed back a little bit and one day I hope it gets pushed back to 42K.”