I remember back to 1997. My golf coach in college, Steve Hulsey, told me about how powerful running is as a stress reliever and antidepressant. I half way believed him. I was also acutely aware that being forced to run at 6:00 AM to "improve my golf game" was painful... and I hated it.
I remember one such run when it was about 30 degrees outside. Breathe through your nose for a minute... freezing cold PAIN! Switch... Breathe through your mouth... freezing cold PAIN. Continue alternating breathing techniques, trying to minimize the damage. Afterwards, I strangely smelled dog food everywhere I went for about two days. My non scientific conclusion, I traumatized my olefactory nerve with the cold air. Don't worry, it went away... and NO it wasn't my breath, and NO I didn't have a pocket full of dog food.
The last time I ran it was the year 2000.
Recently, there were two separate influences that contributed to my attempt to begin running again. So far, I've logged about 14 miles in 6 runs. Surprisingly, I don't hate it. Surprisingly, I find myself thinking about my next run. Surprisingly, after just my third run... I feel better... happier! Not so sluggish.
I think Coach Hulsey was on to something. Hopefully, this will turn into a habit... and I will feel this good all of the time.
David
I remember one such run when it was about 30 degrees outside. Breathe through your nose for a minute... freezing cold PAIN! Switch... Breathe through your mouth... freezing cold PAIN. Continue alternating breathing techniques, trying to minimize the damage. Afterwards, I strangely smelled dog food everywhere I went for about two days. My non scientific conclusion, I traumatized my olefactory nerve with the cold air. Don't worry, it went away... and NO it wasn't my breath, and NO I didn't have a pocket full of dog food.
The last time I ran it was the year 2000.
Recently, there were two separate influences that contributed to my attempt to begin running again. So far, I've logged about 14 miles in 6 runs. Surprisingly, I don't hate it. Surprisingly, I find myself thinking about my next run. Surprisingly, after just my third run... I feel better... happier! Not so sluggish.
I think Coach Hulsey was on to something. Hopefully, this will turn into a habit... and I will feel this good all of the time.
David
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