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Ibecame a runner during the pandemic.
I miss that so,somuch.
With time, my injury healed, however, and Im now able to dojump squatsand take hikes again.
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And, finally, last month I decided to test the waters with a run.
The plan was to go for a super-slow, 20-minute jog, I decided.
If it hurt, I would stop.
I bought a brace from the pharmacy and remember feeling incredibly excited.
I had missed this stuff!
Putting it on made me feel like a version of myself who I loved.
I fired up my playlist and set out.
Immediately, everything felt different.
The beginning of a run used to be blissful, because I was moving without exerting myself.
That day, it felt like running through molasses.
My ankle was okay, but my calves were on fire and my hamstrings were aching.
Worst of all, I felt pain in my lower backa sign that my core muscles were weak.
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Feeling defeated, I cooled down with a walk and called my mom.
I was nearly in tears.
How could this have happened in just two months?
How could the peace of a short, easy run be stolen from me so quickly?
During my training, I liked using the guided runs from theNike Run Club app.
Immediately I thought:energized!
That was how I had always felt about 15 minutes into a run.
But then I realized I was anything but energized.
I was tired, and achey, and that feeling probably wasnt going anywhere.
I repeated it to myself again and again as I acknowledged my tired body.
Its okay, I thought.
I can be tired and slow down.
If Im still tired, I can walk for 30 seconds and catch my breath.
I finished the run.
Getting back to running has been the ultimate lesson in humility and acceptance.
But Im also in awe of the human bodys resilience.
Immediately fell to the back of the pack, the very last person.
I managed to run 27 minutes, and yeah I felt muscle pain, but also elation.
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