I racently ran a half marathon. When I finished the race, I was exhausted and pretty out of breath and a bit incoherent, but I was still able to walk in a straight line and didn't need any help staying on my feet. My legs were shot and the bottoms of my feet hurt and everything hurt. Is the fact that I didn't keel over at the finish line and that I was able to walk indication that I didn't give it a full effort?
Yes you should pretty much be flat out on your ass after a race and be more than a little incoherent. It should be a pain like no other and pretty much feel like you are on the verge of death. Unless it was a tactical victory you should never feel like you had a little bit left.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure you didn't give a full effort. Most races which are PR's I collapse at the line and they have to lift me back up and help me walk. In HS XC I was known as the guy who would always fall at the line at our home meets, and then be dragged out of the chute by my coach, drooling all over and not being able to see straight or stand upright.
You should be like this guy (go forward to :55): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho66tTzTz6g
although I'm only in high school and have only run one half marathon, I usually know I've ran hard in track when I'm still coughing for the rest of the night after the race.
average healthy male runner wrote:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure you didn't give a full effort. Most races which are PR's I collapse at the line and they have to lift me back up and help me walk. In HS XC I was known as the guy who would always fall at the line at our home meets, and then be dragged out of the chute by my coach, drooling all over and not being able to see straight or stand upright.
And the reason again we do this sport?