Have you heard or read about this term in running? If not, then you were not born yet in the 70s and 80s or you were not yet into running during those times.

“Collapse Point” is the point along the marathon race where you hit your “Wall”. This term was made famous by Dr John Wagner of the Honolulu Marathon Association during the 70s  where he led the Honolulu Marathon Training Clinic to runners who would like to finish the Honolulu Marathon. Through this Running Clinic, it resulted to a high percentage of finishers in the said Marathon Race.

According to Dr. John Wagner, the following is the simple test to determine your “collapse point”:

1) Calculate/Determine your total mileage (in miles or in kilometers) for Sixty (60) Days prior to Marathon Day.

2) Divide the total by the figure 20.

3) Result gives your approximate “collapse point”.

Examples:

If you have a weekly mileage of 70 kilometers (10K per day), your total mileage for 60 days is 600. Divide 600K with 20, the result is 30K, which is approximately your “collapse point” in a marathon race.

If you have a weekly mileage of 105 kilometers (15K per day), your total mileage for 60 days is 900. Divide 900 with 20, the result is 45K as your “collapse point” which is more than the marathon race distance.

Good luck to those who will be running their first marathon race this coming October and before the year ends!