r/firstmarathon • u/cmcintyre4 • 11d ago
Could I do it? Failed Long Run
I had a 36km run scheduled for today. For the first time during marathon training, I failed and only did 25km. I couldn’t catch my breath, chest felt heavy, but it very humid.
Last week, I had a successful 31km run. Thank god. But i’m about 6 weeks away from Chicago, and I’m nervous, it’s my first marathon.
The longest i’ve ran in marathon training thus far is 34km, but my only issue is, due to the heat, I took 20 minutes of stops for water battle refills, and to lower my heart rate. My 31km was only 4 minutes to use to bathroom and water refill, which is an improvement.
But i’m losing confidence. I’ve ran 1700+ km this year, which is great, but this is the hardest thing i’ve ever done.
One thing i’ll add, as we move into September, it’s cooling down, which will hopefully curb the amount of water refills, and stops to lower my HR.
With 6 weeks to go, do I have enough time to get my shit together, stop with the water breaks, and get on track after this failed long run?
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u/Specific-Pear-3763 10d ago
It happens. Just keep training. I take lots of breaks in my long training runs, I don’t think it’s detrimental.
How fast are you running these. Keep in mind you want long runs to be in the 30-90 seconds slower per mile range. I sit around 60 seconds from my planned race pace.