Post Marathon Blues
I've got the blues! The combination of the weather/light changing (I HATE Winter), the lack of exercise, complete and utter work stress, and the fact that the one thing that I have looked forward to for months and months is over, is taking its toll.
I'm just BLAH and a complete grouch.
Like I said, work is INSANE; we're overworked and under appreciated. We have a new management structure and I just feel like our new bosses don't have our backs like the old ones did. I am trying to be vocal about it, which is a balancing act because I don't want to come off as a whiner, but things have got to change! Years (and years) in a crappy and utterly dysfunctional married has taught me that you don't have to remain unhappy and miserable. You have alternatives. I hope my bosses know that. ; )
I'm glad to report however that my knee is feeling fine and I'm not sore anymore. I did a couple of gentle hikes this week, went to kickboxing (upper body workout), and tried out a 2 mile run. These workouts really pale to what I was doing before, which was often 2 hard workouts a day. There is really nothing like a hard workout, or in the case of my running, a long slow ordeal to clear your head and help you process things. It's amazing to see how much I benefited mentally from these workouts, and how much different I am without them.
My eating is off the hook, there's nothing like nursing the blues with a big bowl of ice cream!
But I'm trying to stay busy. Today, I have my knitting group, shopping to do as I am hosting a baby shower for my sister-in-law tomorrow. Saturday officially has been my rest day, but I plan to do some yoga and/or get some upper body resistance training in. I might start a totally crazy and whacked out multi-year knitting project that will literally take years for me to complete. I'm just that crazy today... ; )
I think that's enough whining today!
For those of you running the Healdsburg 1/2 tomorrow Good Luck!
I'm just BLAH and a complete grouch.
Like I said, work is INSANE; we're overworked and under appreciated. We have a new management structure and I just feel like our new bosses don't have our backs like the old ones did. I am trying to be vocal about it, which is a balancing act because I don't want to come off as a whiner, but things have got to change! Years (and years) in a crappy and utterly dysfunctional married has taught me that you don't have to remain unhappy and miserable. You have alternatives. I hope my bosses know that. ; )
I'm glad to report however that my knee is feeling fine and I'm not sore anymore. I did a couple of gentle hikes this week, went to kickboxing (upper body workout), and tried out a 2 mile run. These workouts really pale to what I was doing before, which was often 2 hard workouts a day. There is really nothing like a hard workout, or in the case of my running, a long slow ordeal to clear your head and help you process things. It's amazing to see how much I benefited mentally from these workouts, and how much different I am without them.
My eating is off the hook, there's nothing like nursing the blues with a big bowl of ice cream!
But I'm trying to stay busy. Today, I have my knitting group, shopping to do as I am hosting a baby shower for my sister-in-law tomorrow. Saturday officially has been my rest day, but I plan to do some yoga and/or get some upper body resistance training in. I might start a totally crazy and whacked out multi-year knitting project that will literally take years for me to complete. I'm just that crazy today... ; )
I think that's enough whining today!
For those of you running the Healdsburg 1/2 tomorrow Good Luck!
posted by Taunya at 8:29 AM
6 Comments:
Good to hear the knee is better. We all go through the blues and depression post-race LOL Get a new goal and you'll feel better, the eating will get under control too.
So happy to hear that your knee is ok!! As for your post marathon blues, do you have anything other races lined up?? That might help??
Woo hoo! Entrelac sock yarn afghan hitting the needles.
Bwahahahahahaha
was that directed at me?? :)
hope you feel better soon!! its crazy the high you get after a marathon and then the post blues also... i avoided those by signing up for another one :)
Geez, you're taking longer to post than I did. Happy New Year and I hope all is well with you. Any upcoming races?
you'll feel better, the eating will get under control too.
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