It's back..... that crazy addiction that crept its way into my life a few years ago has returned and I just cant fight it. Nor do I really think that I want to at this point. This morning, I rolled out of bed at 5:20, threw on some shorts and my Garmin 305 and ran out into the night. And I've gotta tell you, it was awesome. It was only a short run today, 3.5 miles, but I am determined to run multiple times this week, so I am going to work on my weekly total and not go too big in one day. I plan to get in 4 on Friday and somewhere between 6 and 8 miles on Saturday followed by another 4 on Sunday. I want to see how my knee handles the stress of going multiple days. But I can say with certainty, that I've missed watching the sun rise through eyes blurred by sweat, and the feeling you get when a car drives by and you wonder what they are thinking about you out there on the road in the dark. I've missed the mental games that you play to keep yourself going and I've missed the conversations that only go on in my head while running. All of those old enabling voices were present and accounted for this morning, and I welcome their return. Here we go again.
Below is a video that a friend of mine, Chuck Goetschel did that documents an 24-hour run that he did. As I told him this morning, after watching the video, thanks for the "hit" that feeds the addiction.
Thanks Chuck for setting the pace.
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Awesome!!
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