I've been in a bit of a funk the last week.
Lots going on in my head coupled with working a week of nights result in a bit of a stressed out Badgergirl. And even though going for a run or hopping on my bike for a ride would have been a good way to clear my head, I just wasn' t feeling it.
So I didn't.
I call it a week long recovery week after the Oshkosh Triathlon. Physically I probably didn't need an entire week since I really wasn't sore. But like I said, lots of thoughts swirling around in my head and I was stuck in this funk.
So I recovered for a week. And then added on a couple of extra days after I tripped and fell down a couple of stairs at my parents' house this weekend. Yes. I was stone cold sober at the time. And yes, I'm OK. Just a few circle-shaped bruises from where I landed on the mat in their garage.
But today? Today I ran. Came home, changed into shorts and a tank and ran. I didn't go far, just 2 miles, but it felt good. And I'm looking forward to doing it again. Because now that my triathlons are done for the year, I think I'm going to switch gears a bit and focus on the running. Try to regain a little bit of the speed I've lost - and shoot for that 32 minutes 5K - and increase the mileage.
And maybe if I run fast enough I'll leave that funk in my dust. A girl can hope.
4 comments:
I hear ya! I've been in a funk too. Working nights certainly isn't very conducive to being stres-free, is it?
I ran today too, so your post pretty much mirrored mine. It felt good - but I know I needed that recovery time :)
P.S. Love the positive spin .. and glad you're OK!
Good for you! get back out there. I find speedwork brings me out of any funk.
Hey BadgerGirl, cool blog. You'll find that motivation again! I was just blogging about 'angry music', it works for me on the days I don't feel like running.
Thanks for stopping by Havs. Angry music. Good stuff to run to on those days when it's hard to put one foot in front of the other.
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