When sinking in quicksand…
Why is it that I need a race to motivate me into doing what I love (running)? More importantly, why is it that my not running makes me more prone to depression — which makes running more important, yet even more out of reach?
I’ve been sinking deeper and deeper into the-funk-of-no-return in much the same way as one might sink into quicksand. That is, if the movies were actually correct (which apparently they aren’t). Besides my lack of physical exercise, there are many other issues to which I could blame my emotional battle.
But, the real blame sits with me. I could have laced up more often this past week. I felt the levels of stress and depression growing. Yet I did nothing… until now.
Although I always swore I’d be back, it’s been 5 years since I’ve run Big Sur. Timed just weeks after the Boston Marathon, I always deferred registering for Big Sur “just in case” I was qualified to be in Boston. Tonight, I figure that there is no better time, and no better race to run simply for the challenge and the beauty.
If BSIM is on your race calendar, please let me know. I’d love to meet up.
Posted by Juls.
Filed under Going to the races
Posted on Sun, 20 December 2009 at 10:18 pm
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Life is a journey and, for me, running is a huge part of it. Just like a great run, it has easy and tough parts. It is beautiful at times and ugly at others. Hopefully, I will reach the finish feeling good about what I have accomplished and leave a long trail of bread crumbs to show, those that wish to know, where I have been.
It seems like a lot of people are putting Big Sur on their calendar for next year. Who can blame them?!
Very interesting about the quicksand study. I guess beach sand is different. This happened to an Alaskan woman who was collecting shells on the beach. She was submerged to her shoulders, and then the incoming tide took care of the rest. She never did float to the top as the study suggests. Very, very sad…and probably not what you want to hear in your state. Sorry.
21 Dec 09 at 7:09 am #It’s hard to get motivated for the next big thing so soon after the last big thing :-)
21 Dec 09 at 8:21 am #Been out of town all weekend and didn’t have a chance to sign up. After I read your comment and then your post I couldn’t get through the forms on Active.com fast enough. I’ll be picking your brain for all the details!
21 Dec 09 at 9:55 am #