HonoraryMancunianThe pain is real
From someone who isn’t a runner - what is the fix? Rest, hydration, stretching, massage?
Yes, all of those things. Some runners are afraid to rest because they think they will lose their ability to run if they don’t run every day. They’re just neurotic. It’s okay to rest a day or a week or a month or even a year. I’ve been distance running since the age of 13 and it’s necessary to rest sometimes. There’s no shame in resting, and ability to run will not be lost unless there’s some irreversible injury, which is rare for most healthy people.
halfWhen I fall off my routine I lose a ton of progress. That first hundred K after a long rest absolutely sucks for me. I won’t run on an injury, but I understand the fear of the pit.
110k is neurotic. Distance runners are often neurotic, they run for the runners high, they run as an antidepressant, they run to burn calories because they eat too much to deal with life stresses, they run to get time away from their family, they run to replace other addictions they’re running away from, I’ve experienced it all and I’ve seen it all.
naevaTheRatYeah… well… I’ve run out of money for therapy