5.5 miles
Runners don’t do drugs, they make their own … naturally!
So I am on my own 143rd day of "natural drug" journey.
I think I "slept" through the run today, I don't remember much, except the rocking movement and the state of flow... and then I was done. I get cold now much easier in the fall weather (probably because of all the lost weight) so I've noticed I have to put a lot more layers (compared to running last year in the same weather). Once I start moving, it's not a problem, but I hate being cold, and so I over-dress to start out "warm" and then I power through "being hot" and "sweaty" - that's not a problem... as long as I am not cold.
Physically, running every day is while hard is not terribly difficult (I think after day 60, your body realizes, she is not going to stop doing this to me, so I better get used to it... and the body adjusts). But mentally... it's been a mind game. I've become a master of "tuning out" the surroundings and just getting into my own little world to power through the same trails every day. I am not even trying to find variety in terms of running, not until the weekends. The same routes (just a few slight variations) depending on the time available... every single bump and twist is so familiar. I know how it will feel, which muscles will ache, how my breath is going to be... this daily ritual. It is therapeutic.
Until tomorrow.
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