You know, ever since the race on Saturday I’ve been laying off the running Granted: that was less than a week ago. Still, I’ve been attempting to take it easy and recover. Prior to that, my running schedule has been a little bit off as well. I haven’t been getting in all of my runs as required. I mean, the Sunday runs have been manageable, but lately the weekday runs have been killing me. Actually, it’s not so much the runs that have been killing me, but really it’s the act of scrambling up north after work on time to catch up with the rest of the group. There is a lot in terms of planning ahead that needs to be done just to get there on time. Sometimes I have to ask myself whether it’s all worth it. Is it worth it to expend so much energy? Is it worth it to bring myself to points where exhaustion is just steps away? Those are some serious questions I’ve had to ask myself, for sure. Thing is, all it takes is a good run to answer all of those questions. Yes, it’s worth the effort. If I train properly, I won’t hit exhaustion. There’s something about running that boosts endorphins. My God, yes, yes, yes, running is an awesome activity. I really just need to be more fair to myself. If I’m ridiculously tired, I should not put so much pressure on myself for not performing. It’s the body’s way of warning me that I need to take my foot off the gas pedal. There’s no point in driving myself into the ground, right? Anyway, I guess that’s all I needed: I just needed to refocus.
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