Anyone else feel super depressed after completing a marathon?__
I ran my first marathon today. It was a solo. Havnt found any local marathons near me for several months.
I didnt start running with the intention of completing a full but as I got to 15 I said screw it, lets do this today. I hit the wall around mile 22. Slowed down substantially. Finished 4:45.
I know i was undertrained and I anticipated feeling like shit physically, what I didnt expect was to feel like an emotional wreck. Crying in the bathtub. (For context im a grown man with kids. Ive never felt like this before. Im the one thats supposed to be wiping tears)
I feel zero sence of accomplishment and feel like im a fraud. And that this was all for nothing, and all the training up to this point was stupid and a waste of time. Im left wondering why I wanted to do this.