The Weekly Package
Web Exclusive: Running to Recovery
A woman's running regime helps her understand the rhythms of recovery
"I'm running slowly enough that I'm actually getting stronger, even though I'm still running."
Stop! Stop! Stop! A tenth of a mile from the white line painted across the track I was running on, my legs and lungs were screaming at me to stop. I couldn't believe I'd ever run another step, never mind that I'd run five more miles this way.
My marathon training plan for that morning called for six miles at a 7:30 pace. That is a speed at which I can barely eke out a mile, and I was supposed to pull off six of them! But I didn't have to run them all in a row. After each 7:30 mile, I was allowed to drop my pace to a slow jog for half a mile and "run to recovery" as trainers call it.... Login to read more
Not a subscriber? Click here to subscribe.
Related Items:
TOPICS
- Spirituality
Get a dose of Higher Power here
June 2013: Without a net - Service
Giving it away to keep it
June 2013: Diagnosis: fear, cure: action - Beginners
New to AA? Find sober support
June 2013: Losing my religion - Oldtimers
They've experienced it all ... sober
June 2013: The happiest boy in the world - Emotional Sobriety
Dry drunk no more
June 2013: My big fat sober wedding - Personal Stories
AA's tales of recovery
June 2013: Bang Bam Boom!
