10 miles (Read 733 times)

I just need to get this off my chest. I did 10 miles today for the first time since my marathon and holy cow did the last three miles feel terrible! You can see in my log that I have worked back up to this and didn't just do it out of the blue. I'm so zonked right now . I feel like I ran 20 instead of 10. It was just a lot harder than I expected but I'm sure my stressful week at work had a lot to do with it. Luckily work isn't always this bad. At mile 8 I think my brain just left because it had enough of running. It was the wierdest thing. I can also say that I took in one gel at mile 6 and drank Gatorade the whole time. I wonder if I "bonked" in a 10 mile run. How embarassing! Thanks TT

You may have "bonked", but not in a physical sense, you likely bonked psychologically. In other words you had a bad run. We all have them and there aren't always good explanations for them. You do seem to be training at very slow pace. Spending 2.5 hours on a ten mile run may just be getting old and making it difficult to stay interested. Most runners also tend have better form at a faster pace so you might find it easier on your legs. Try raising the pace of a few of your runs and see if it doesn't help. Tom

I agree with Figbash. For someone doing longer distances, you probably have the ability to go faster. I find I sometimes tire a lot easier on my long runs from going too slow. At 15: xx min/mile you're probably doing a very fatiguing hop step and wasting gobs of energy, since most of your movement is verticle and you're almost exclusively using your calves. Even if you have to walk a bit, I'd try to pick it up.

ok i needed to re-post after viewing your log. I still give you big props for completing it, but my first thought was how much you might to be pushing yourself. I think jumping into that 10 miles run might have been a little too quick. i mean, i'm certainly no professional, but i would just be a little wary of doing too much too quick. the last thing you want is to start an injury