No running to report, but the calf feels better today. What’s encouraging is just how much I’m missing not being able to run. Guiltless relaxation is one of those things I long for, but this time it’s frustrating. Part of that is the awareness that I’ve entered a number of events that I don’t want to miss out on, but there’s something else.
Running over the past few months has been hit-and-miss, but despite that (or perhaps because of it) the benefits have become clearer. Waking up early, and getting out there to do 3 or 4 miles before work, is just a great way to start the day. It’s not the run itself but the afterglow, the energising quality, that’s so valuable. It’s like a pill. For half an hour after you take it, your heart rate shoots up and your legs ache and you feel breathless and sweaty. Pretty horrible side-effects, but wait… they gradually disappear, and instead you begin to feel awake and clear-headed and enthusiastic. The feeling lasts for hours. Pretty much all day.
That’s why I miss it. Work is somewhat nightmarish at the moment, and I need a fix to get me through the day.
Soon, perhaps. Soon…
