In the past month and a half since I wrote about running, I went from being pretty pumped up about a streak to ending that streak and being injured again.
It’s not even worth rehashing.
And with everything else happening in the world, anything I’ve wanted to say or tried to say about running seems so unimportant. Instead, I just let my thoughts known on various social media channels and kept running thoughts bottled up.
And here I am trying to write something and I have … NOTHING. I’m kind of OK with that, too. But I am at the point that I need to write out some thoughts …
I miss the idea of training; I miss my not having to worry about my foot; I miss racing.
Somewhere along the way, those types of thoughts almost became taboo to discuss on social media. So much anger and shaming. I’m guilty of it too.
But it’s OK, really, to have these thoughts.
I also know, though, that COVID-19 will continue to disrupt the running world. Big races will be a big no for a long time. I can’t even see smaller races happening later this summer or fall without major changes.
And it’s OK, to express our opinions on these things and not agree with each other. Science, though, will dictate what happens with this sport for the foreseeable future.
My now two-plus week break from running has been strangely welcomed. It’s OK to me to have to put aside my goals for this month, and perhaps for the calendar year. I’ve refocused on my nutrition efforts and gotten myself back to pre-COVID/lockdown/quarantine weight.
Everything will be OK with my running and all of our running, eventually.
Real David H. 
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