i needed that.
i felt sooooo much better waking up this morning than i did yesterday morning. yesterday was a bit marred by friday’s wine bomb and a shit sleep. am i getting old? it seems that, whenever i drink nowadays, i wake up the next morning at an ungodly early hour with zero ability to fall back asleep. it’s as if i’ve realized that i’m going to feel like the dirty dishes in the sink for the rest of the day and this realization puts me in a state of panic. so i get out of bed and try to be productive, which lasts for maybe a couple hours before i realize that i’m horribly tired and feel gross but by that point it’s really too late in the day to go to sleep. oh the dilemma! but so worth it!
last night i went to bed, anticipating the morning, knowing i’d feel aces.
i like getting up early on Sunday mornings. the world seems to sleep in on Sundays (or go to church) and I feel like I have the whole wonderful place to myself. so when i headed out the door at 7:54 and started a slow trot, I immediately filled with that “yeah, this is what it’s all about” feeling.
it is also worth mentioning that this morning was gorgeous: cool, dry, still air, blue sky, green grass, and the picturesque east end of Town Lake.
i usually walk to the trail, but this morning i ran from my door, adding an extra half mile or so of running to the usual 3.5. i took it fairly easy and felt pretty stellar the whole time. the first ten minutes were spent working out the kinks and waking up. it WAS the 8am hour after all, and it takes me a few minutes to recover from the clumsy just-woke-up state. the last mile felt awesome, and i could really feel my energy soar. it was sort of a shame that the run came to an end.
i got some heal supports for my shoes which have eased my ankle pain considerably. starting next weekend i’m going to start using Sundays for long distance runs (start off running for an hour, then work up a bit week by week).
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