Sad after first marathon
I Tried to run my first ever marathon on saturday. I was really disappointed i lost it at the end and had to walk the last three miles. Actually it was officially a dnf. The race was a 1 mile loop and i had to do 1 more to finish and i couldn't do it.
I'm not sure exactly what happened i felt ok through about 16 miles. Then i started to feel like i was slowing down. I think sometimes this thing happens to me where once i slow down or stop after a really hard run i get short of breath. Maybe some allergy/asthma/overheating thing happening. Im not sure but once i slowed down to about a 12 minute pace i felt like i was worried i couldn't breath and had to stop. Ive been running for 3 years now and its never happened before this bad so i didnt expect it and i felt really awful the whole day mentally and physically. Still don't feel great and just wanted to share with other begginer runners because ive been doing this mostly on my own.
Im 33 and had a really hard year and the marathon was a big goal, something to look forward to, and i trained really hard for it. And now its over so i have that post marathon sadness i think I've heard people get. Thanks for letting me post hope everyone is doing good with their runs! Also here's a picture before the run with my awesome parents supporting me :)