Have you ever been scared before a run? (Read 852 times)

I feel so good right at the moment. I had a very very easy week last week that I needed. I am all caught up with my recovery. Poor old me after this one activity I am gonna be tired for days Why do we do this again?

Not scared but nervous, yes. I'm still a fairly new runner, doing C25K, and the first run without walk breaks I was a bit nervous. But you know what? Doing it gave me a good boost of confidence. You didn't jump into running 7 miles overnight. Take your time, listen to your body and you'll be fine. If you need to stop at 6.5, you stop at 6.5. If you feel great and hit 7, then feel good. (And I hope you post here to tell us how great it went.)

Darn you now i am gonna be held acountable Sure will post when i get back.

Drum roll please!!! I made it~! I am done! don't have to torture myself like that again for a while!!! I sure need to get faster... took forever.

Drum roll please!!! I made it~! I am done! don't have to torture myself like that again for a while!!! I sure need to get faster... took forever.

Good job on the 7. I tell my sister (who is a runner as well) to NOT be that person you see out on the trail looking all miserable, running with bad form, a grimace on their face etc. A lot of this running thing is mental. Look around you, enjoy the scenery, listen to the birds sing, say hi to other people, smile ... have fun and realize you're alive and kicking. It will make those longer runs much more bearable and, even, enjoyable. This is the only thing that gets me out the door knowing I'm doing, say, 20 miles. I could never face a run like that if I thought of it as 'torture'!!

I used to get scared on Tuesdays and Thursdays in high school. Because I knew that most likely, that day's workout in track or cross country would be hellish. And any day that I have a hard speed workout planned, I'm a little nervous. I'm still a little scared now before races, but it's nothing compared to the bald-faced fear I felt before races in high school. Nerves are normal before running, and for some of us, they never completely go away. Channel and harness that nervous energy. Feel the Force.

I have been running for about 6 years and I was scared this weekend (or at least extremely nervous). I had an 18 mile run planned. The last time I did that distance was over a year ago and it was MISERABLE. I struggled through the last 4 miles of it and it was honestly so miserable an experience that I ended up dropping out of a marathon I had been training for. So getting back up to that distance again I was afraid it would be miserable again, even though I know I have built up my mileage correctly and have the training in to have a good run. As nervous as I was I got out there and kept it pretty slow for the first half, but by the second half I was up to a good speed and feeling good. When I finished it (still feeling good - no miserable experience, well except that I had a GU at mile 7 with no water - dont ever do that!) it really gave me a huge boost that I can get this training thing right. So, as you reach new distances, just be confident in your training and you will do great. And when you finish a new distance, you are going to be so psyched that you have reached a new max distance. Best of luck Jeff

Have you ever been afraid before a run? I have been all pumped up over a new distance. 7 miles. T -30min all of a sudden I am like... crap your gonna run how far???? This should be fun

Yeah, I went through a huge phase like that last year when I was training for the Austin Marathon. I'm not sure why, I've run those distances before, and I was fine. I just kept freaking out the further I got from my house, like I was going to be abducted by aliens or something. I suspect it was due to a traumatic event that happened in earlier in the year - it kind of elevated my fear factor for everything.