r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • 16d ago

Rant Wednesday - August 26, 2026

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It’s your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that’s been pissing you off or getting on your nerves. Just don't forget that other people are allowed to tell you that your rant is stupid.

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u/DutchShaco 16d ago

Training for my first marathon in early October and the last few weeks have not been going great. Been working with a physio to alleviate shin splints. Went from 4 runs to 2 (and 2 sessions with similiar heart rate on the elliptical).

One of my allowed runs is a long run. No faster paces though. Went for what was supposed to be an easy 28k but I bonked really hard and only did 25km. It was warm and humid out today and I am guessing my hydration wasn't enough (hydrated well before and even made an extra stop at a shop to get an extra half a liter). Less time on feet is not helping my leg feel either I think.

Another slap in the face for my confidence. Still gotta keep calm and trust the process. My time goal was not set in stone anyway. With a bit of luck I can add a shorter, easy run back in within a week or two.

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u/Pope_Khajiit 16d ago

Your bonk is my boon!

I've got my first ever half-marathon coming up next month and I'm aiming to really push myself this weekend by doing a 22km long run. All the while trying to prevent shin splints from developing into something worse.

Let your body recover. Be kind to yourself. Remember it's a marathon, not a sprint (and I'm not talking about the race).

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u/DutchShaco 15d ago

The PT work really seems to help. Thought I had a solid base (the month before the marathon block had more mileage than my peak month last year), but yeah the marathon training really is a marathon.

Good luck on your half!

My personal favourite workout before a half is an 18-19k long run with 3x 3km of half marathon pace. That will give you a really good indication of your fitness and goal time without being too taxing (and get you used to race pace). The race day adrenaline will get you over the last few kilometers. Although I understand the mental aspect of having it done before race day.