Any serious runners in here? Just ran a 30k and legs failed me late

[jaydawg08]

Just ran a 30k on basically no training (which is dumb I know). I’m a natural runner and my pace is alright and my cardio is alright as my pace was around 10:30-10:45 min miles, then later around 11-11:15 as I’ve never done 30k before and was nervous about going too fast

Felt really good and amazing until mile #15 and my legs essentially gave out. I could feel them tighten up and I couldn’t run faster than a fast walk as I was nervous they were gonna pull and I couldn’t finish. Eventually crossed the finish line at a bit faster pace and my legs were about to seize up lol

my wife asked the race organizers how I was doing around mile 13 and they said “really good, he’ll finish around X time” that ended up being cratered due to my legs failing me with 2.75 miles left

Was pretty frustrating cause I still felt ok but my body just gave up

Anyone else consistently run? Got any tips or funny stories

 

[Buddy]

Advice on how to stop your legs from giving out after 18 miles? Did you get enough rest and fluids? Have you considered cocaine?

 

[chineebai]

And here I am feeling good about 5k

 

[jaydawg08]

Advice on how to stop your legs from giving out after 18 miles? Did you get enough rest and fluids? Have you considered cocaine?

I’ll be honest I probably got like 7 hrs, drank couple Gatorade before, carb heavy food the previous night, some carb food in the AM along with a protein/energy bar.

During the race brought with me some gum and airheads that I took after 1.5 hrs of running. Didn’t drink water until later in the race as I heard that’s probably the right thing to do

 

[Slimkid07]

Just doing 30k w/o training is amazing.
Props!

 

[maxamusa]

OP legs shake like a bytch on her back. hate to hear it

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

You Kenyan or something ?

 

[jaydawg08]

You Kenyan or something ?

Nah I’m black and Native.. my sister got 3rd place for females and she’s the reason I did it to begin with

Essentially tried to copy a version of what she did, she mentioned maybe salt packs but I felt like I was doing well with the water and Gatorade balance during the run. I know salt can make it worse depending on the balance

When I looked at my splits mile 14 I ran 9:30 so I was def feeling good late in the race and felt I could finish really strong and then it just collapsed after that.

 

[Paper Boi]

no i have a bad knee and hate running


elliptical gang

 

[Tunez]

Just order some new legs from Amazon

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Nah I’m black and Native.. my sister got 3rd place for females and she’s the reason I did it to begin with

Essentially tried to copy a version of what she did, she mentioned maybe salt packs but I felt like I was doing well with the water and Gatorade balance during the run. I know salt can make it worse depending on the balance

When I looked at my splits mile 14 I ran 9:30 so I was def feeling good late in the race and felt I could finish really strong and then it just collapsed after that.

I don’t know how old you are, but rolling out of bed and completing a 30k with no training is crazy impressive, regardless of age

 

[jaydawg08]

I don’t know how old you are, but rolling out of bed and completing a 30k with no training is crazy impressive, regardless of age

Thanks brah, appreciate it.. Im 35 so I’m an “old” dude, probably thinking of my past too much where I could run forever.

Anyone who is on the fence with a 5-10k you should do it.

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Push through that

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

EPO

 

[kaldurahm]

Haha I'm a consistent runner, 30k is very serious. I remember running a half marathon, 23k, with very little training and it was a big mistake. Yeah your legs gotta be on point, much moreso than the endurance/conditioning imo, thought that's very important as well. Next time you do that type of run, you'd probably have to average 20-30k in runs per week and train for at least 4 months.

You're going to have to rest for about a week, stay hydrated for the day, get your electrolytes in. Good work, but next time get the training in, you can injure yourself. 5k-10k with no training isn't a big deal.