This Saturday my plan is to run 15 miles. The last time I ran 15 miles, I felt pretty miserable. Hubby and I meandered aimlessly around trying to get the miles in and it was terribly draining both mentally and physically. I suffered from serious negative self talk from about mile 2 onward.
So I'm trying to learn from those mistakes for this 15 miler. First, I need to figure out a suitable course. Point-to-points are much more interesting so I think I will drive myself to a point 15 miles from home and then I won't have a choice but to finish the run. No circling back early to find my car or to call it quits. I'll be locked in for the duration.
Second, I would really like to have some company on all or at least part of this run. Unfortunately, neither of my weekend running friends are available this Sat. and my husband may be preoccupied with some home remodeling. Looks like it could be me, myself, and my tunes for the entire run. That makes me very nervous.
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Driving yourself to a point 15 miles away is a good idea, or I like to do loops. Out and backs are too easy to cut it short for me, but I'll stick with a loop course. And on my longer runs I make it mentally more tolerable by breaking it down into 2 or 3 smaller segments and then only focused on what distance I was in, so like a 7, 5 and 3 mile run or something like that. Those are the tricks that work for me at least . . . . and my simple mind :)
good luck with your long run. I'll be anxious to hear how it goes for you.
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