How do you cure your post-race blues? - Fun Beyond 10K & ...
How do you cure your post-race blues?
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Is this a thing? I felt a lot lower after the great Manchester half. I didn't know it was a common issue!
Yes its deffo a thing...and good to recognise it to be prepared. I hope you are feeling better now?
Yes thankyou ju-ju, good to know what caused it and good to know for future too thankyou for that! Will try some of the other strategies next time 
Seen as I signed up for another 4 races!
I felt quite deflated after my 10k events. Yes I felt fantastic with my achievement that day and the next but I lost my mojo to go out running. I don't know how I dealt with it, I guess I just got out running again until it passed. I remember posting obout my post event blues! Is it normal?
Yes its entirely normal, loads of people get it...
I don't really get the post-race blues as such - but I do recommend always having another race planned. Since coming off the IC in August, I've ran a 10k and four HMs - this is not necessarily good advice, I suppose!
I checked 'don't get the blues' but I always have other races in the distance. Perhaps this is why 
I never get post race blues because......10K is my furthest distance and you NEVER get the blues after a 10K. I've heard of loads of peeps getting the downers after a marathon. I think a marathon is so bloody demanding on the body, it gets all freaked out at what you've done to it!! This is why I couldn't run a marathon - I'm not mentally tough enough but those who DO RUN them - I take off my hat. And various other items of clothing too. (not boxers).
It's a poor coping mechanism, but on several occasions have I had a couple of months off due to post race blues. I look forward to follow the debate and see what tips crop up...
I managed to avoid it after this year's marathon by having a several races already lined up and having the training for them planned, while also having planned a gradual 5-week post-race-recovery-and-get-back-up-to-distance period, instead of just trying to plough on. But I don't know if that one will always work.
I'm like a couple of the others in that I have not exactly suffered from post-race blues, but have always had future races lined up. I've got a two-year plan, which was a three-year plan, but I've done some of it I can imagine that I would have post-race blues if I didn't have plans.
Here's the thing I wonder about (not exactly worry, but close), where does it end? I've got one ultra booked for 2018, and another in mind for 2019, which is the end of the original 3 year plan. What next? Unfortunately, "Iron Man" is what is being whispered by that naughty chap on my left shoulder.
Perhaps I should try some of those other ideas
Other - If it's a major race I have been building up to like a marathon or PB attempt. Then I will always re-evaluate my goals and what I want to do next. If its a race for some prep of bigger race then it's evaluating the performance and changing the training where needed.
Or just a fun run then its that wow that was fun!
And what are pre-race blue's i am always happy! (apart from after beachy head)
Just noticed how old this survey is, have I not been about for that long!
