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slug-gish
I feel like a slug today. I am barely functioning, have been like this all week.
Every morning when I wake up I do not feel rested. On days when I can sleep late I've had to force myself to get up at 8 am only because I have things to take care of, like the dog on my bed who needs to pee really bad.
Today my eyes and head hurt, like on the days I'm too lazy to put my contacts in or find my glasses to put on. It is a struggle to keep them open.
Every day is dragging and feels as though it is taking eternity to get through seven and half hours. The work is there and steady, usually a sign that the day will move along quickly. But it feels as though I'm working in a vat of molasses.
I'm not getting sick, this I know, as I don't have any of the usual symptoms when my body is breaking down and giving in. It's the lack of running or any real sort of exercise on a regular basis. The winter has killed my schedule.
A few weeks ago I ran in a five mile race in Central Park. The starting temp was 18 degrees. I had stopped thinking about how cold I was exactly at the half way point, then it felt like a part of my thigh muscle was flapping in the wind. Since then I have been reluctant to run outside if the temperature is below 32. Ice on the ground or getting hit by a Christmas tree on my last outdoor run hasn't helped either.
Other commitments have kept me from getting to the gym on a regular basis as well. I have all the treadmill workouts printed out and sitting on my desk. One for hill work, another for speed work and one for fat busting (which I feel I need most right now).
I need to get the slug out of me. I need some sun and warmth. I can totally picture myself running in Miami right now. That is what I'm going to use to motivate me - that spring and sun and warmth are right around the corner. Even if I have to plan a vacation to get it.
// posted by stacey on 1:03:00 PM // |
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Feeling Antsy
We are two days into the new year and I have yet to go for a run. I'm beginning to feel antsy. I was planning to today but one of my dogs decided to be bad and escape from the backyard. That was run derailment number one. Then I was planning to go out and it started to snow. I know a horrible excuse, I run in rain but not snow? Well the snow was covering up the icy bits and falling on my ass and getting injured is not how I want to start the new year.
I did get out in the fresh air and take the bad dog for a walk. This dog has no desire to pee or poop on our walks. She has no instinctual need to mark her territory. Forty minutes and no pee just my frozen limbs. But, we did run home the last block and that felt good. Maybe, just maybe she will learn how to run with me and I will have a companion on my runs in the neighborhood.
I've got some new running gear to break in and I'm feeling antsy. I'm not one for resolutions but I resolve to go running tomorrow. I have to. Because it makes e feel great afterwards and that is how we should live the new year -- being healthy and feeling great.
// posted by stacey on 5:51:00 PM // |
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