Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Restless Resting

It's hard to stay put and wait for my body to heal. Getting out there and pounding the pavement has become such an important part of my day that when I find myself unable to enjoy the sports I like so much, I grow restless. Not only am I denied my endorphin buzz but also I lost an important stress relief. I also have to watch what I eat because even if my appetite hasn't changed, there are now 1,000 to 1,500 less calories being burned everyday by the fantastic engine that is my body.

So what do I do then instead of running? I live the excitement through others thanks to their wonderful race reports! And I hope that I have a similarly exciting report to share in 3 weeks. The knee is doing better today. It was really sensitive this morning but got better after I did my stretches and lunges. By mid afternoon I almost forgot about it.. I think I'll try to stay put until next week just to be on the safe side.

2 comments:

  1. Hi! Thank you for the blog shout and also visiting my blog. I added you to my blog reading list! Btw, good luck with the Ottawa marathon in 3 weeks... hope your knee gets back to 100% soooooon!!

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  2. Thanks Julianne, I hope some day I can do so many events in a short period like you do :)

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