Thursday, January 05, 2006
Forgetful Downhill
Whenever I start running after time off, I get hit with the doldrums. See, when you start back up (that is, if you have a history in the sport, some semblance of "muscle memory") it's not hard for the first few runs. Your legs are completely rested. You're sometimes running faster than your regular pace. But only so long. At some point in time -- usually 6-10 days in, the doldrums hit.
I know they've hit me when my legs have had at least 24 hours of rest, the weather's fine and I'm only going vanilla miles . . . yet my legs are sluggish. It's like they're saying to me, "So this is for real, huh? Every day? That's what this really is?"
This time, my doldrums didn't hit until 18 or 19 days. Can't figure out why; I'm not getting any younger. More weird -- they only hit for two or three days, not the customary week or three.
If only everything else were like my current case of the doldrums.
I heard on a radio show the other day how 95% of the callers thought 2006 would be a better year than 2005, 99.99% of the 95% coming to this conclusion merely because they, "just thought so". This inherent, January-health club optimism eventually stares down February. And so many people blink.
I know they've hit me when my legs have had at least 24 hours of rest, the weather's fine and I'm only going vanilla miles . . . yet my legs are sluggish. It's like they're saying to me, "So this is for real, huh? Every day? That's what this really is?"
This time, my doldrums didn't hit until 18 or 19 days. Can't figure out why; I'm not getting any younger. More weird -- they only hit for two or three days, not the customary week or three.
If only everything else were like my current case of the doldrums.
I heard on a radio show the other day how 95% of the callers thought 2006 would be a better year than 2005, 99.99% of the 95% coming to this conclusion merely because they, "just thought so". This inherent, January-health club optimism eventually stares down February. And so many people blink.
