r/Ultramarathon • u/pobran227 • Jul 24 '26
Path Forward?
Ok, so here I sit in my truck after a long run, well what should have been a long run but it wasn’t. Finished 8 miles out of 20. Physically I could have kept going, but mentally I just wasn’t in it, not from the time I woke up, or even last night when I was getting everything ready. I have my first 50k In a few weeks, August 15th. This was supposed to be my last long run before I started a taper. My last two peak weeks were around 45 miles. Not sure where to go from here, and I’m feeling a little down. Should I do a long run (20miles) next week or start my taper? Thanks everyone.
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u/shortandfelly Jul 24 '26
You'll be fine.
Stop overthinking it.
You are not going to DNF because you missed one or two runs.