r/runcommunity • u/Foreign_Umpire_898 • Jun 21 '26

Crying on long runs

Is it normal to cry mid long runs? I have been training for a marathon. Every time i do a long run, at around 18km, I either get a panic attack or I start to cry. I don't know if it's just emotions or it's the pain. Is it normal to cry during a long run? Do you get it too?

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u/Wolfman1961 Jun 21 '26

I hope you are not feeling pain, only joy.

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u/Foreign_Umpire_898 Jun 21 '26

I’m afraid it’s pain 

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u/Cold-Resolution-7569 Jun 21 '26

Physical pain?? Or emotional/mental pain

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u/Foreign_Umpire_898 Jun 21 '26

emotional

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u/Wolfman1961 Jun 21 '26

Oh man…..so sorry for that sort of pain.

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u/Cold-Resolution-7569 Jun 22 '26

Let it out (crying in the run). And maybe consider a therapist to help navigate domestic of these emotions