How to Avoid "The Wall"

It may have been the fact that like an idiot I ran a 10K the day after a 5K, but for the first time I felt like I hit that "wall" that I read about in the running mags. Lesson learned.

From Jeff Galloway's blog:

How to Avoid "The Wall"
There are a few workouts or races every year when everything is going well…until the end. Within 100 yards or so, you shift from feeling strong and under control to questioning whether you are going to finish. You’ve hit the wall: there’s no bounce in the muscles, energy level drops, and your breathing rate increases. You find yourself struggling even when the pace slows down dramatically. More ...