Jan 21

Apparently today is supposed to be the most depressing year of the day. Bills from overspending at Christmas are stuffed in mailboxes, new years resolutions given up, lack of daylight and of course crummy weather would all contribute to it. Determined to not support this statistic, I made sure there was no shortage of smiles in my day.

On Friday I had a great run after work. After finishing just over 11 kms, I started my cool down but as soon as I slowed to a walk I experienced some pretty terrible pain...in my groin. No amount of stretching seemed to help so I hobbled home to put my feet up. In addition, I dropped my iPod on the treadmill which then launched it across the gym to hit an elliptical and the girl on the elliptical. Smooth. Luckily, she thought it was funny and walked it over instead of whipping it back at me. Saturday was a long day from lack of sleep and lack of motion. I took the day off working out to rest and luckily it worked. I was still sore on Sunday, but a definite improvement. I was feeling good enough to get a good weight session in and focused on strengthening my weak muscles.

I wasn't too sure what to expect with today's run but was happy when I realized there was no pain or problems! I eased into a good pace quickly and was feeling really good. I covered another 11 kms but felt like I could have run for hours.

On a day that should have been dreary and depressing, it felt so good do something with such passion and happiness. And while real life can drown you with bills and problems, remember that nobody has ever drowned in sweat...