Have you ever had to pull out?
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Mar 2013
8:20pm, 30 Mar 2013
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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.
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Mar 2013
8:24pm, 30 Mar 2013
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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. |
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Mar 2013
8:27pm, 30 Mar 2013
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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. |
Mar 2013
8:37pm, 30 Mar 2013
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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 |
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Mar 2013
8:39pm, 30 Mar 2013
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plodding hippo
so In answer t the question, I think I should have HTFU |
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Mar 2013
8:41pm, 30 Mar 2013
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Caterpillar
Ashamed? That is a bit harsh.
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Mar 2013
8:42pm, 30 Mar 2013
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plodding hippo
The DNF haunt me Better not to do it in the first place |
Mar 2013
8:50pm, 30 Mar 2013
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TT
You are too hard on yourself PH.
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Mar 2013
8:53pm, 30 Mar 2013
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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. |
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Mar 2013
8:56pm, 30 Mar 2013
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plodding hippo
TT if I had pulled out through inury, fai play But it was mental weakness in all cases quoted above |
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