100k Training Mental health Advice
I struggle with depression and have done for many years. Running has been my escape for the past 6 years and has led me to achieve things I only thought impossible but I'm currently training for my first 100km and I am struggling...
Physically my body is adapting well and even though the training is tiring, I am getting stronger week by week but my mental health is taking a hit. A close friend of mine reckons the training means I'm spending too much time in my own head. I'm not a social creature anyway but I do attend a social midweek run and parkrun with friends on a Saturday.
I'd really love to do another 100km next year but with the way the training has impacted my mental health it's concerning. Does anyone else have experience of this/have any words of advice with how to deal with it?
Further context: I'm a 33 yo male, no girlfriend (or any love life at all), no kids, good job, share a flat with a friend. All my friends around me are getting married/having kids so I'm feeling a bit left behind.