I'm definitely a believer in the therapeutic value of running after today.
Finally got back out after 10 days off for illness and weather. Didn't feel completely back to normal physically, but I needed to get out. I needed endorphins. I was really down, blah, pretty much depressed this morning. Having thoughts I really don't want to be having. So around noon I laced 'em up and went out. It's warm enough, in the 40s anyway, that the cold air was not a problem. I think I coughed once in the run. Legs felt a little sluggish, which I expected after 10 days on the shelf, but got through at a reasonable pace. I wore the heart rate monitor out of curiosity, just to see what the HR was after so much inactivity. Looks like it was in the 130s early, got up into the 150s later on as the miles and a few hills went by. Not great, but not too surprising.
I'm still not really "up" after the run, but I'm better. I feel somewhat human again. I think I needed this run bigtime. | 