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Mindfulness may help marathon runners cope with ‘hitting the wall’ — 3 strategies for endurance
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While nutrition and pacing may prevent the wall, about 50 per cent of recreational marathon runners, especially novice ones, report being acquainted with this running “rite of passage.” Even if runners avoid the wall, most runners will experience fatigue and discomfort over the course of a marathon.
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Runners pass the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill as they start the Ottawa Marathon in Ottawa on May 24, 2026.
Mindfulness may help marathon runners cope with ‘hitting the wall’ — 3 strategies for endurance
Published: July 16, 2026 10.35am EDT
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With record numbers of runners lacing up to run marathons, more of them will face the infamous experience of “hitting the wall.”…
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