Longest Run

[Chesterlove]

Managed 18km yesterday, my longest ever run having only completed C25K in Spring. On my way to a half marathon distance on New Year’s Eve then the Wokingham HM Race in Feb 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏻🤞

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow that's fabulous progress and a cracking way to end the year!!!

[nowster Metric Marathon]

Well done! 👍

Did you bring snacks and something to drink with you?

I went from 18km being my longest to doing the HM (but there were a few months in between).

It might be helpful to drop back a little on the distance on your next long run (eg. 15km) before increasing again, especially if you found 18km hard towards the end.

[Chesterlove in reply to nowster]

I think I’ll be dropping back a couple of KMs on Sunday, but luckily it wasn’t too bad at the end. I carried water with electrolytes, and had two gels on route so hopefully that helped energise me. I may have to work out what to have pre-longer runs as all I do now is have a banana.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Chesterlove]

Fuel your running adequately as your legs will stop. It’s weird when you “bonk”. You feel your legs “go”. It happened to me once! ☺️

I always have my daily bowl of porridge, with an added blob of nut butter on run day. If I’m delayed ☹️ I’ll have a snack before setting off, of white toast and peanut butter 😋. If I’m to be running over an hour I tote a trusty snack. Homemade peanut power bar in my case. Before becoming a runner I hated peanut butter 🤷‍♀️🙂

In time you’ll evolve a system that suits you. It can be a but hit and miss at first but you’ll crack it

Good luck and bon voyage 🙂👍

[Chesterlove in reply to misswobble]

Thanks. A bowl of porridge I can do! I’ll try that this Sunday.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Chesterlove]

I make mine with water and a few grains if sea salt. Milk makes for lovely porridge but makes me nauseous so I avoid anything milky if I’m running

[Chesterlove in reply to misswobble]

Eek - not sure if I could have it without a bit of milk

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Chesterlove]

You get used to it. You can transition gradually 😁

[Chesterlove in reply to misswobble]

😂

[GTFC Marathon]

Well done you!! Really positive signs here 👏👏👏

[00marks Marathon]

Well done. You can do it!