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?
I seriously hear you girl. I was struck down too... and the only thing that got me out of it was running... miles!
ReplyDeleteSeriously . . . I hear you have to sign up for another one to make it go away! ;)
ReplyDeleteyou 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!
ReplyDeleteMay be some of Ts chocolate dipped treats will help...that and a new race to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteyou know what that means ....you need to sign up for another challenge
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. I think it's harder when you are at home.
ReplyDeleteI planned to write a similar post on my blog.
It's nice to know I'm not alone!