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Eight-mile depression

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ChrisHB Mar 2013 6:31pm, 19 Mar 2013 8,605 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB I usually get quite depressed around the eight-mile mark of a run. By 10 miles, I'm fine again. Anyone share it? Is there a decent physiological explanation?
Johnny Blaze Mar 2013 6:36pm, 19 Mar 2013 17,362 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze Are you Eminem?
santababy Mar 2013 6:42pm, 19 Mar 2013 68,620 posts	Quote Pin santababy Prpr lol
santababy Mar 2013 6:43pm, 19 Mar 2013 68,621 posts	Quote Pin santababy Was my first thoughts too though
ChrisHB Mar 2013 6:51pm, 19 Mar 2013 8,606 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB I am far, far too old to know what you're both thinking of!
ChrisHB Mar 2013 6:52pm, 19 Mar 2013 8,607 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB or disconnected from culture.
fleecy Mar 2013 7:04pm, 19 Mar 2013 8,183 posts	Quote Pin fleecy Just run 7.9 miles. Simple.
plodding hippo Mar 2013 12:55pm, 20 Mar 2013 47,791 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo I know at 90 minutes in , I have a definite fuel switch and a wobble Usually manifests as a bad mood or feeling tearful
HuwH Mar 2013 1:00pm, 20 Mar 2013 1,120 posts	Quote Pin HuwH Used to get an feeling of eurphoria about 20minutes in but this seems have got later on as I got fitter. Not noticed the depression as usually working off other emotions (anger usually) about work, life etc
ChrisHB Mar 2013 1:08pm, 20 Mar 2013 8,614 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB the fuel switch.... I thought that was meant to happen after an hour. Maybe we're dead fit.