Emptiness. Lack of direction. Runners blues?
The long preparation, the focus, the excitement and scare on the racing day, the fight, pain and finally exhilaration throughout the race and then- nothing?
It is not easy to put a finger on it. The sudden lack of goal? A realization of the seemingly meaningless activity to just run? Or some strange physical reaction from the body after such a run? Some sort of opposite to “runners high” that you can get from running?
Do I run from? Or to? Or just run?
Maybe the best way to find out is to… run!
Two words for you: Ultra blues.
SvaraRaderaIt happens to all of us after longer runs, especially the ones that involves extensive planning and preparation.
The body releases tons of hormones during extensive workouts, f x serotonin (happy hormone), and as you experience a deficit afterwards you might feel irritated, sad, lack of motivation and so on.
It'll get better in a week or so, just hang in there :)
Thanks Zebban, comforting.
SvaraRaderaI had a very similar feeling one year at the end of the self-transcendence 3100 mile race. The race is 5649 laps and on the penultimate lap, some feeling I had been carrying since the beginning of the race suddenly evaporated I had that feeling of emptiness. I guess when we reach the goal, we see it for it what it is, a point along the road of the journey that is our life.
SvaraRaderaHmm, I guess that is part of it. You spend so much time, tension, all those feelings during preparation and during the run. And when you are there, it is merely a point in time.
SvaraRaderaI think that is why it is so important to enjoy the road- exactly as in life. This is life!
visste inte att du hade en blogg :))) ska följa med spänning ;)
SvaraRaderaDu är så välkommen så!!!
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