Ever just gone for a run and cried?

No but running itself is good for releasing pent up negative emotions.

No

yeah I mean a good run does always make me feel better

No, but years ago when I still had my athletic peak years ahead of me and had big goals to be a kick ass distance runner (I felt I could represent Canada internationally if I put in the work)

I would find myself forcing myself to do my runs.

At times, I'd go out on a cold winter evening and be halfway through a 5 or 6 mile run and just turn around and go home. I'd literally be asking myself in the middle of the run 'Why am I doing this?'

I wasn't getting any pleasure from it. I wasn't crying but I was miserable. You might say I was close to tears because I held running (and still do) very close to myself emotionally. It was a large part of who I was.

To be a great long distance runner you need to enjoy the runs you do and be able to discipline yourself to do them day in, day out and often twice daily.

I was not able to do that for a long period.

Yes, every now and then. But it’s only briefly or on a light level, or I’ll let it all out when iMm done. When I was younger my friend committed suicide and I went for a run and cried from start to finish mostly because I wanted to be completely alone.

Greg wrote:

At times, I'd go out on a cold winter evening and be halfway through a 5 or 6 mile run and just turn around and go home.

But if you turned around from halfway out and went home, doesn't that still mean you did the whole run?

Ozzie wrote:

Greg wrote:

At times, I'd go out on a cold winter evening and be halfway through a 5 or 6 mile run and just turn around and go home.

But if you turned around from halfway out and went home, doesn't that still mean you did the whole run?

I get your point, I probably cut many runs short. or walked home.

sttrunner20 wrote:

so I don't cry that easily and tend to keep things bottled up... the other day i was running and this song came on and I started tearing up but then I thought how amazing it would feel if I just cried an entire run. I kinda have a lot of stuff going on in my life right now and am kinda homesick and stressed out. so..... has anyone just bawled their eyes out an entire run with no shame?

Interesting and glad you shared. I’ve not cried during a run, not this far at least. Something about the running temperament puts me in either one of the following two states: (1) meditative; (2) fighting; neither of which are largely temperamentally compatible with crying for me. In fact, I might go for a run to clear my head of negative thoughts and emotions including sadness.

I can imagine a song moving me to cry, especially when things in my life are heavy anyway, but my running playlist tends to be high energy pop trash, so even if it’s about heartbreak, it’s about high powered “you’re not going to break me” kinda moods, never mopey sad ones.

One silver lining is that you are probably sweaty while running anyway, and don’t have to think about hiding tears if any trickling down from passers by.

Happens from time to time when I allow myself to get too lost in my thoughts. Not actual crying, more of a weeping.

No.