The word “title” looks really funny after a while.
Posted by Carrie on 31 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Completely random, Items of Interest
I’d never heard of this guy. Have I been under a rock or something? (Wouldn’t be the first time.)
So, I was talking to Mom today on the phone, and I mentioned that every day lately, without fail, I get dog tired an hour after running. I go from energized and happy to “I need a nap now” in the space of minutes. What’s up with that? She suggested I was crashing from the endorphins fading. I agreed and said that it might be happening now because I’m running every day and have gotten myself thoroughly addicted to that endorphin rush. An interesting addiction to develop; withdrawal is no fun, but it’s easy enough to get another “hit.” 
(’Spose I should find some other way to ease the crash, though; constantly running wherever I go doesn’t sound like the most healthy solution. 
Also, consuming a whole bunch of extra sugar, mindfully or otherwise, is another bad strategy. A chain of crashes is even less fun than one initial one.)
Erm…and then I sat here, nodding blandly at the screen for an embarrassing length of time, nothing else coming to mind, but without any motivation to move. Perhaps a nap really, truly is in order…if not on the slate of happy things that could possibly be arranged at present. Bah.
2 Comments »
on 31 Jul 2008 at 3:09 pm
melissa said …
Carrie:
First, thank you for the cute bookmark–you are welcome for the donation! it’s a great cause!
Second, I have to nap most days that I run (I run approx. 6-8 miles at a time). I remember when my girls were the ages of your kids and I’d have afternoons where I would lie listlessly on the couch DYING for a nap while the kids played happily on top and all around me. Very vivid memories of the dog-tiredness, esp. since I ran in the mornings.
These days I hold off on my running until the afternoon (my kids are teenagers now so it’s easy to pull that off) and when I feel the run-crash coming on, I go to bed and sleep glorious sleep.
Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in that fatigue. My husband and I call it the “I ran/showered/ate” feeling of exhaustion because it’s that combo that will get you every time.
But it’s fun, right? RIGHT!
on 02 Aug 2008 at 7:46 pm
Carrie said …
Thanks, Melissa.
Good to know I’m not crazy! Apparently, also, Mom read something saying most women need some extra protein around three in the afternoon. I’m crashing way before that, but maybe I do need to be more diligent about protein before I get to that point.
I wish I could run in the evening; it would be convenient, some days. For some reason, I just can’t manage it! Even a few blocks kills me if I try it after 2 or 3 o’clock.
Weird.