# Does it make sense for me to finish my long run tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 7, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-make-sense-for-me-to-finish-my-long-run-tonight/822618 "2018-10-07T18:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-make-sense-for-me-to-finish-my-long-run-tonight/822618/1 "2018-10-07T18:18:21Z")
I set out to do a 30 K run today to get ready for a marathon in a few weeks. I got interrupted at the 16 K mark and wasn’t able to finish. I have time to do the remaining 14 K tonight. Is that a good idea, or did I miss my chance? I can imagine reasons why it does make sense and reasons why it doesn’t, so any advice would be welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-make-sense-for-me-to-finish-my-long-run-tonight/822618/2 "2018-10-07T18:26:09Z")
As long as you’re properly prepared (hydrated, etc.), I can’t see the harm in it. Barring overuse injuries, extra miles will only help at this point. It doesn’t count as a 30K run at this point though, for training purposes. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-make-sense-for-me-to-finish-my-long-run-tonight/822618/3 "2018-10-08T11:23:36Z")
Good advice! I did go out and had a good run.