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Friday, I rest.Midterms: turned in. Presentation: Um, presented. Running: And then some. Lifting: Next? Shit: Here, there, everywhere. Grief: healing
I haven't been completely honest about my running habits of late. I was easing back into things. Slowly, like I knew that I should. But the stress, especially this week. The stress hit me like so many friends in trouble, tears I held back, papers I procrastinated. The release: running. Like 9 miles. A day. Three days in a row. After 9 on Sunday, too. It got bad, to the point where I was wincing when walking down stairs. I can't explain it, but I needed the release. Even after pushing through 9, I would run sprints up and down my block. Please, don't start with the metaphors. Trying to out run myself? Giving myself a run for the money? Whatever. It felt good. I needed it. Now my legs need a serious break. I walked 'round town today to do errands. Nothing strenuous. It felt good to shake the legs out a little. And I bought new running shoes. They are purple! And shiny!
Another confession: I haven't been lifting. This might cause Mich to roll over in her squat rack, but I really don't like it. Don't get me wrong, I like the results of lifting. Weights have certainly changed my body more profoundly than my running ever could. But the actual act of lifting? Not too much, not for me. And this week, it was all about the shit. And how emerge with the fewest bleeding ulcers possible. True, I only skipped Wednesday and Friday. But I won't try to make those session up over the weekend. What I will do is enjoy the rest of this day of rest (physically and academically) before hitting the road and books again tomorrow.
posted by chaos @ 5:37 PM
3 Comments:
great job on the runs!!
you definitely deserve a mental & physical break...enjoy a lovely fall weekend!
Still upright over here. :-)
The important thing is that you do something... you choose what works for you and go with it.
I find that it helps to log my lifting. Seeing the weights go up on paper from week to week is a great motivation. And it beats the heck out of logging food...
(((Liz)))
You sound like you need a hug. :)
It seems to me like wanting to run for the release is a good sign? I guess the overdoing it part isn't so great, but when you start to see exercise as a relief, that's GOT to be a good thing, no?
I used to work out for release, but those days are long gone. I wonder how I can get them back?
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