I took a week off due to my birthday festivities, out of state visits, and parties. It's my goal to get down to a n easily managable level of activity so I can feel fresh again next Jan. I never used to run in the winter and have been running 6 years straight with no breaks. However, I need to keep moving. Running after 7 full days of in activity, made all the old places a little sore today (hip, hamstrings, glutes). I'm doing super slow treadmill runs and then a million situps & pushups. Everything in the Universe has indicated to me that it's time to go back to Yoga in a serious way. I'll start hitting the studio at lunchtimes again. Also, I have my doctors appt. this week to see about getting my belly button hernia fixed and the growth on my leg re-biopsied (while I'm 'off'' of serious running). I'll also make sure anemia is under control again. I've been a mess since I moved away from the trail. Migranes, exhaustion, depression--which of course leads to hypochondria. I realize the move has changed a lot for me-- my lack of motivation to run can be attributed to the fact that running outdoors doesn't fill my soul the way being on the river trail did. Now running, is just running. Also--my regular Saturday gig with Catherine these past 5 years is noticibly absent. Funny how little things you take for granted can affect you so deeply you're not even aware until one day you just can't get out of bed and don't know why. | 