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Have you ever had to pull out?

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Son of a Pronator Man Mar 2013 8:20pm, 30 Mar 2013 6,923 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man I've never run 39 miles, and respect to your mate for getting that far. But 61 miles to go is a big ask if you feel you've had enough. Maybe he could have dragged himslef through the last 10/15, but not 61.
Caterpillar Mar 2013 8:24pm, 30 Mar 2013 7,868 posts	Quote Pin Caterpillar He has run 50 miles before and is planning a track 24 hour race so he is not right in the head to start off with. But this was more a general question to anyone. Now I think about it - I did have to pull out once.
Caterpillar Mar 2013 8:27pm, 30 Mar 2013 7,869 posts	Quote Pin Caterpillar It was the Cambridge Boundary Run. In about 1978. Aged 20. Having never run more than about 5 miles in one go previously I did not think 27 miles of cloggy mud in the wet and cold would be that much of a problem. Got to about 13 miles and was utterly spent. Chafed, bleeding, exhausted, starving, cold, and now I think back on it I realise I should never have started.
plodding hippo Mar 2013 8:37pm, 30 Mar 2013 47,956 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo six times in 11 years still haunt me stopped a 40 miles of Trailwalker(62 mloes) as team dropped out-not allowed to continue 38 miles of the 42 Lyke wake 30.25 miles of the Draycote 35(it was freezing and the chap who had taken me there won in 3 hours and I was at six by that time, so felt guilty) Pulled out of stratty mara and did the half in 2005-my first 2 in 2 weeks-nearly got offered the fenale mara prize Didnt finish kent 52 last year, stopped at 39 miles Pulled out of WYe Valley mara at half way Am ashamed
plodding hippo Mar 2013 8:39pm, 30 Mar 2013 47,957 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo so In answer t the question, I think I should have HTFU
Caterpillar Mar 2013 8:41pm, 30 Mar 2013 7,871 posts	Quote Pin Caterpillar Ashamed? That is a bit harsh.
plodding hippo Mar 2013 8:42pm, 30 Mar 2013 47,958 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo The DNF haunt me Better not to do it in the first place
TT Mar 2013 8:50pm, 30 Mar 2013 1,222 posts	Quote Pin TT You are too hard on yourself PH.
flanker Mar 2013 8:53pm, 30 Mar 2013 14,289 posts	Quote Pin flanker several times, the most recent a couple of weeks ago, when I had to pull ot of the ashby 20 after 3 miles having damaged a hamstring at a fell race the previous day. The only 2 events that haunt me though are The Fellsman and the Lakeland 100 (3 DNFs!), but back again this year to finish it.
plodding hippo Mar 2013 8:56pm, 30 Mar 2013 47,959 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo TT if I had pulled out through inury, fai play But it was mental weakness in all cases quoted above