Ran 13 miles today after a five-week hiatus from training with my running group. During the run and for hours afterward, I had a sense of exhilaration that I haven't felt since I quit running to rest my knee injury. I've been accused of being "depressy" recently. Now I realize that my mood was probably dragged down by a lack of physical activity. How strange to think that all of my complaints and frustrations - which seemed to me very real at the time - were just the product of a brain hungry for serotonin!
After this morning's long run, Erin and I celebrated with a shopping spree at the running store. I got a lightweight hat to wear during the marathon, a knee support band, and a watch that keeps track of intervals -- all of which purchases made me inordinately happy. Runner's high, I heart you.
My knee remains a bit stiff, but I believe the injury is going to be manageable from here on out.
Days left till marathon = 21
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Hey Laura! It's Yen's friend, but I prefer to remain anonymous in this crazy world of blogs. I did a plug for Mr.Fob the other day on my blog. Thanks again so much for letting us join. It was a great time!
ML
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