On I went, out of the wood, passing the man leading without knowing I was going to do so. Flip-flap, flip-flap, jog-trot, jog-trot, curnchslap-crunchslap, across the middle of a broad field again, rhythmically running in my greyhound effortless fashion, knowing I had won the race though it wasn't half over, won it if I wanted it, could go on for ten or fifteen or twenty miles if I had to and drop dead at the finish of it, which would be the same, in the end, as living an honest life like the governor wanted me to. -Alan Sillitoe, "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

I didn't mean to take a break, but then I did

I'm taking a break from running (and blogging).

I haven't run in a week. And I'm okay with that. And I'm not sure when I'm going to run again. Maybe this weekend? Maybe. Not sure.

The heat stroke came back with a vengeance last Monday when I tried to run after work. And then, even though I stopped running, it started getting worse. It got to the point today where being outside for less than 10 minutes was causing a heat rash to break out on my neck and chest. Running isn't appealing right now.

It doesn't take an advanced degree in medicine or psychology to figure out that it's probably as much in my head as my body. That said, I'm going to ride it out with air conditioning and cold compresses and go back to running (and blogging) when I feel like it again.

A week (or even two) off from running doesn't make me not a runner.
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  1. UnknownWed Jul 25, 12:53:00 PM EDT

    Oh, man. I hope your heat issues get better soon (whether mental or physical). In the meantime, want to go for a bike ride?

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    1. TWed Jul 25, 12:54:00 PM EDT

      YES, YES, ONE THOUSAND TIMES YES. I'll be in Bklyn as of tomorrow, though, and I'm remarkably weak on the bike (so I don't dare suggest we meet in the middle as that would be the sum total of my biking abilities). Any thoughts on how that could work?

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  2. SarahThu Jul 26, 12:30:00 AM EDT

    I hope that your issues with the heat get better. It is hard when stuff like that happens.

    And, just sayin', I hurt my back last December. I have barely run since. But I am still a runner. Sometimes, healing takes time. So get better. Running will still be there. Prolly some new running skirts, too.

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    1. TThu Jul 26, 12:37:00 AM EDT

      Thank you. I completely agree with you: I *will* get back to running, just like you will. But right now, this minute, it isn't time.

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  3. kilaxThu Jul 26, 02:46:00 PM EDT

    A break in this heat is a very SMART idea. If it's a mental thing too, trying to run in this horrible weather makes it even more miserable. IMO :(

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