Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Thawing out a bit...


I'm loving these warmer temps. I ended up going out for a run last night around 10pm, it was definitely a warmer night for a change with temps hovering around 30 at that hour. Today temps are topping out around 55 and will continue to rise. Warm winds will blow in from the south bringing temps to around 50 tomorrow accompanied by some driving rains overnight. It is my hope that some of the trails in Massachusetts will open up so I can get some trail running in. While it is not entirely impossible, it's not really looking good either but I am hopeful. Trails are what I need to get back on track. Either way, I ran in shorts today as temps topped out at 55! Woo Hoo!

Depression
Things are getting better by the day in my battle with depression. My medications are all working in sync now and I'm finally getting some sleep. I find it interesting that during my darkest days I stopped dreaming, and now that I am feeling a bit better, dreams have returned... weirds ones at that. I'm still not feeling entirely like myself again but anything is better then where I was. So the struggle continues to get out of this funk and eventually off the meds... it's going to be a long journey, but I'll get there.

Post Surgery Appointment
I went to the doctor today for the final post surgery appointment. I got to OK to keep running (and healing) and look forward to the many miles I'll be putting under my feet in the coming year. Unless anything unfortunate happens, I don;t need to return to this doctor again and I'm excited to be moving on.

The wait on Badwater continues... I find out on Monday if I was accepted.... then I have the daunting task of trying to figure out how to pay for it all... yikes!
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1 comments:

  1. Hi John, Sorry to hear you have not been feeling well. A friend suffered(suffers) from depression and I often thought that running would cure any depression if I were to suffer from that crippling affliction. Do you find running helps? I can't imagine feeling depressed while running, though I can see how feeling like crap may make getting out the door a real challenge. And if running does help, does the effect last beyond the run itself? Take care.

    RDJim

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