There was a time in my life about 13 years ago when I was really depressed. And I just happened to get that way after I had ben running a lot every day and not eating enough. So it kind of turned me off of running for a long time.
Well for the first time in about 3 years (the last triathlon), I went for a run and really enjoyed it. Now, some of my more recent runs have been OK and enjoyable, but this one really felt right.
My running had been really awkward with a weaker right leg and just a lot of wierd asymmetries I couldn’t put my finger on. Kind of like when you learned how to ride a bike and before you got the hang of it, you couldn’t quite put your finger on why you kept falling off.
Anyways, I ran about 15 minutes to warm up and it felt like nothing. Well, not nothing, but it just felt good, and I was running with good form. I didn’t feel anythign like I had a celery stalk for an arm and Patrick Duffey for a leg when I ran tonight. After 15 minutes, I ran a mile pretty strong in 8:30. That’s pretty quick for me. The last time I ran it was more like 10 minute miles. This was after 18 miles on a bike on the veloway about an hour earlier. That workout took an hour.
Yay! running is fun again! Can’t wait to swim tomorrow.
Running is fun! Much funner than not eating OR being depressed! Running is good for depression actually, when I’m feeling blue a good run helps. Of course, so does sitting and thinking about why I’m depressed and THEN running. Listening to alot of punk rock helps too. Wait, is this a post about running or depression?
i get depressed just thinking about running.