The few days after the race, I was all hobbling legs and euphoria, it hadn't sunk in how fast I had gone and how strong I felt. At work on Monday, I didn't do anything much and could not have cared less. Throughout the week I have been pretty bone tired even as the soreness lifted, getting in a short 3 miler Thursday morning just to work out the kinks and show I still can, the legs miss it.
Somewhere during the week, I started feeling cranky and a little down, they say Olympians, even successful ones, feel really lost after the games are over, so maybe that is a little of the same on a much smaller scale. Even this running page recommends finding non-athletic pursuits to fill the void.
As for the future, I broke 4 hours in a huge way, and had a perfect race, so it is tempting to leave marathoning at that. On the other hand, the devil voice is saying I might actually be good at this thing. It might be pretty cool to go under 3:30 or complete a tougher course. On the other hand, as a bucket list item, I should just put a huge red check over it and move on to the next (which is?).
The same goes for the blog, I wonder if the title wasn't shortsighted, perhaps I should end it soon, but blogging was a new fun things too, and who needs to drop two of those in as many weeks? Perhaps something less drastic, so keep an eye out, the second word on the header could morph into triathlon, homebuyer, couch potato, or self-indulgent navel gazer (not really a tenderfoot at that!). I know that new challenges keep me fresh and have got to make for better blogging than same old same old.
Ask me in another few days when I am fully recovered and the sun is out. Dully noted, this race takes a lot out of you mentally too.
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