I’m tired of being tired.
I’m tired of being hungry.
I’m also busy. So my running has suffered.
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That being said, it’s not all bad.
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My point is that I’ve been busy, which isn’t all bad, but it does make it hard to get motivated to fit in running. I started working on an awesome project for a non-profit. Which is great and I’m very motivated to help them and want to do everything for them, and that takes up a lot of time. . Multiply that by 3 for my job 2-3 days a week at 4:30 am. Add normal around the house tasks. Plus one doggie. And a recently busy social life (side note: post title=tribute to my recent Muse show, also went to a Rodrigo Y Gabriela show, want go to The National show) and multiply everything by February and I’m exhausted.
One reassuring fact is that I’m not alone. Both Melanie and Amy have felt the “winter blues” or whatever you wish to call this. So I’m not alone, which is good. We are all working to get back into the swing of things because we all have some races coming up. And I know we will, because we love running and it’s important to us.
So in summary:
(1 Non-profit project * (3)4am shift (crazy sleep schedule + crazy eating schedule) + Some Household chores + 1 Doggie + 1 Social Life) * February = Hard to find time to run.
Maybe it’s winter blues, but, as I said on Saturday, I call it “Tapering for the Tom King Half-Marathon” Which, as noted above, worked.
The rest of the week I either wore some old long sleeve running shirts I had or waited until it warmed up. Either case, it was nice weather and I just enjoyed the runs and a few time brought some music.