Around mile four I hit some kind of wall, and my body simply refused to run any further. I can't even boast about hitting the wall at mile twentyfour or something. I mean, mile fifteen would at least have been respectable, but mile fóur?! Frankly, it's just embarassing.
Luckily I was able to convince my body to wálk, by repeating this mantra: 'If the road you're travelling seems all uphill, rest if you must, but don't you quit!' Besides, otherwise you'll never get home!
I got home quite shocked, about how poorly I had run. I actually felt a bit traumatised, wondering if I would ever run again. My inner drama queen was having the time of her life!
So today, I gently took myself outside, reassuring myself: 'You don't have to go far. We'll take it easy, like it's your first time.' Immediately my inner disk jocky started playing 'Like a virgin' in my head' and it was to this melody I did my Tuesday run.
Going slowly, going gently, I felt my confidence return. 'I can still do it, I can still do it!'
If ever Nike needs a new slogan, I greatly recommend this one.
Have you ever been surprised by how terrible running felt?
Yes! The ups and downs of running never cease to amaze me.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you recovered.
I'm there with you. Right now no run is feeling good to me and I can't seem to break 4 miles most runs. The best part is that it won't last. Soon enough there won't be any running troubles for a while and that is enough to keep me going. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteYES! And I agree, hang in there, it does get better.
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