Ran

It’s been awhile since I’ve gone for a run. I’m not sure what raw dogging a run really is, but I know it’s mostly about being quite unprepared and just dead on about it. In any case, I kinda raw dogged this run. I chafed a little by the end of the 2 km, but it was still good to get a run in.

Running really gets my mind in a certain state. I have other good habits, like writing here daily, that give my mind some clarity and rhythm. A little something to mark the day, to give me a frame of reference. But when I fall off the horse it takes quite awhile to get myself going again.

Like not having a running goal doesn’t give me a motivation to run. Not climbing with friends makes me not feel like climbing. And I guess sometimes it’s just the busy schedule cropping into my life, and I have to push the disciplines away.

But that’s not a good excuse, and I should recognise how much happier I am when I have these systems in place. I am both happier, and in a better state of mind, when I’ve run and when I’ve done some cleaning in the house. And my journalling too. That always helps.

I hope I can maintain my running again, but something managable in my schedule.