I was struck down.
Completely out of the blue.
By the post-marathon blues.
They incapacitated me. Truly, I stood in my house in the middle of the living room with no motivation. I'm HOSTING thanksgiving. I have THREE kids. I assure you that there was plenty to do. Go ahead, ask me what I did for three hours today.
Nothing.
I didn't read.
I didn't watch TV.
I sat on the couch, I did nothing at all. I sat there with B-nut ("we sat there we two") ...under a blanket while she watched hours of PBS in a row. This is not my scene. But, I just. couldn't. move.
Here's where I went wrong: I thought that knowing they were a possibility would ward them off. I thought that having my huge week last week would help buffer them. I thought that being registered for the next thing would help. I thought that a galactically bada** PR would save me.
There's a phrase out there... the bigger they come, the harder they fall.
Yea, well you know what? It applies to all things. The birth of a child- what could be bigger? The "perfect" marathon experience - what could make a runner more high? *shelly, don't answer that The 8 year old asking to vacuum? Seriously.
Crashing down... down down down. You know what I need? (don't say chocolate, I did a little chocolate today and now I feel hungover AND guilty). ART. That's what I need. A little Art Therapy.
If I survived the Taper... surely I can survive the post marathon blues... right? RIGHT?
7 comments:
I seriously hear you girl. I was struck down too... and the only thing that got me out of it was running... miles!
Seriously . . . I hear you have to sign up for another one to make it go away! ;)
you know that i have really been there the past two weeks. i am giving myself until Saturday to come back to reality. I have my next races, i am ready to start training, but sometimes you have to just let the depression set for a couple of days. you will be back! now let's focus on National. xoxoxoxo!
May be some of Ts chocolate dipped treats will help...that and a new race to look forward to!
you know what that means ....you need to sign up for another challenge
I hope when you find the answer you'll share it, because I'm feeling the same thing! My race was over a month ago and I can't bring myself to do much of anything.
I'm right there with you. I think it's harder when you are at home.
I planned to write a similar post on my blog.
It's nice to know I'm not alone!
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