Last week something rather extraordinary happened... I went for a run and for the first time in many, many Post-Boston months I felt (dare I say it out loud?)
good. I looked down at my Garmin and was shocked to see I was cranking away some decent mile splits that were reminiscent of my pre-Boston-Marathon-massacre days. For the first time in over six months I felt like I was running nice and easy but my times were (dare I say it out loud?)
faster. How could this be?! Since last winter my workouts have felt like real work and my times have been sluggish. I felt like all of the effort I was putting into my running was not being returned. I drug myself through workouts then drug myself through the remainder of the day and then I drug myself to bed only to repeat the drill. And now? Seemingly like the flip of a light switch, (dare I say it out loud?)
my mojo has returned.
When you have been in a severe energy drought (or as my physician calls it "extreme exhaustion") for so long, to have any energy return is akin to winning the lottery. Every day I am amazed that, "Wow. Walking up this flight of stairs doesn't feel like it is going to send me into cardiac arrest anymore!!" I also don't dread the thought of chasing around the boys at the park, loading a washing machine or getting groceries (ok, still dread getting groceries). It is a lovely thing indeed.
The only thing I can contribute to my sudden energy boost is my recent departure of my corporate design job. Even though I had only been working there part time over the past few months I never realized what an energy sucking vampire it had turned into. Now I am home more and painting more and hoping I can make a go of it as a work-at-home artsy fartsy marathon mommy type.
2 comments:
Are migraines gone too? I hope so :)
Migraines have been hit or miss but overall, I would say definitely decreased. Hooray!
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