Give me my fun
A year ago yesterday it all unraveled — I knew I was injured and I knew I probably shouldn’t be running. My second marathon, though, was something I felt like I had to do.
A year ago this past weekend was my second Richmond Marathon.
I think it’s taken me a year to figure out why. This gets into those weird conversations about the overused “everything happens for a reason” things, but despite a very solid 2010 with running, I know that I lost focus. My runs meant nothing — they just become training runs for the sake of training runs.
This past weekend, as I had a solid run on Saturday, I realized how focused I am these days. Even though I am undecided on what marathon I want to do next — there’s no if this time around — I am extremely focused on running just to run right now.
Running remains fun, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted it to be. I’ve had fun in my “come back” this year and I can’t wait to keep having fun as I close out the year.
Of course as I type this I’m at the peak of a horrible cold. I think it started at the end of last week and just got gradually worse over the weekend. This morning I couldn’t hardly sit up for more than 10 minutes without being dizzy. I’m better this afternoon and am taking every step I can to get back out later this week for another run.
When I’ve been sick before, running is the last thing I think of, but today it’s the first. It’s all about having fun, and sitting on the couch all day hasn’t been fun.
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That is the part of running that I missed for such a long time, is just being able to run and have it be fun again. Not painful and just being out there enjoying the feelings you get during your run. Like you I am just focused on running to run right now. No races are on my calendar, the runs are just for me and that is enough for now.
Racing might come down the road, but I have a feeling that my marathon days are over, everytime I start to train for one, I become injured. So for now it is just time to run.
Get well and enjoy when you are well enough to run
Harold
Hang in there! Hope you're better soon!
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This sort of occurred to me too over the weekend too. How nice is it to roll out of bed at your own leisure and run how ever many miles you feel like it.
Hope your cold leaves asap so you can get out and have some fun!
Enjoy this period of running for yourself. It will do you some good before you start training for your next marathon.
Hope you are better soon.