It has been a couple of weeks since the Philly Distance Run, my first half marathon. I think I finally feel right in my head. I was so pumped up for the run that I did not expect the emotional let down that followed the race. I had put everything I had in preparing for this race since late March. So when it was over, I was left with a feeling of what now. It was similar to my feelings after my black belt test so many years ago. What now? It was hard to get back on track. After investing so much of myself into the race, I should have realized that I would have an emotional lag after the fact. Well the good news is that I think I am over my lull.
I have let my horse graze in pasture after a hard race. But now it is time to get it out on the track again and get it up to speed. By horse I mean me. I finally have the bug back in my blood to get out and run, to test and push myself beyond where I went last time. I suppose I needed a little down time. But now I have to go whip my horse and put him through his paces.
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never, some folks get injured just part of the sport. But most of the fear folks have is myth. Runners World ran an article a couple of months back that used scientific studies to support that your joints actually strengthen with running. When I first started, I had some trouble but that was a conditioning thing.
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