I did my longest run to date on Sunday, 8/8 – 16.4 miles. It was a tough day for me, both mentally and physically. I felt a bit sick to my stomach during the begining of the run, and then just got tired really quickly. Luckily, I managed to keep myself motivated despite those two factors and finished the run. I definitely had to incorporate a little more walking than normal, but I’m happy I made it through.
One thing my coach told me today that helped: He said to look at this tough day as a good thing. The majority of my long runs have gone quite well, and I haven’t had many days where I’ve really struggled before today. He said it was better to have an off day now and know that you can power through and conquer it during training, than to possibly get to the marathon and have an off day and get super frustrated or potentially give up. This way, if for some reason I get to my event feeling less than 100%, I know I can still do it!! Good lesson learned.
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