Today as I was running, my body finally let me know it had had enough.
My whole body hurt. And not in a good way.
My legs felt like cement blocks were attached to my feet.
My ankle was hurting.
And my knee felt left out so it decided to join the party.
The last 4 months of 2016, I was traveling a lot. And running a lot. And training a lot.
It took toll on me. Physically. Mentally. Drained Me.
After I ran my marathon 3 weeks ago, I didn't take more than 1 extra day off before I was back out on the road running again.
I felt pretty good, but my body was still trying to recovery and running wasn't helping.
The lack of rest and not letting my body heal has finally caught up to me.
My runs are happening, but they just that. Runs. Not a lot of fun. And seem more like a job, then something I get to do.
So, as I walked the last 1/4 mile this afternoon, I decided that it was finally time to not just take a day or two off. But many days. I don't know how many days. But I do know that it was finally time. Time to rest. Time to recovery. Time to heal. Time to refresh.
Even though it is hard to not go out and run, I know that taking off a few extra days now will be worth it in the long run. It's not worth the risk of trying to run a few extra miles now if it is going to end with an injury that will put me out for much longer.
Time. Be back soon.
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