Back in the saddle

[ranjo]

I had to spend a month on the DL, due to a stupid ruptured ovarian cyst and work commitments. Two weeks ago, my partner and I finally opened the business we'd been working on for three years, which is so exciting, but I think I extended my "DL status" longer than I should have, thanks to stress and insane hours.

BUT I finally made it back out on the trail today! Just an easy 30 minutes; I almost certainly could have pushed further (although definitely not back up to the 10k I was doing a while ago). IT FELT SO GOOD to just run and not worry about anything at all. It's amazing how quickly I forgot what that felt like (and how great I feel afterwards)! Now I just need to figure out how to re-balance working 8,000 hours a week with running again. At least the days are getting longer!

[misswobble Graduate10]

If you’re very busy a run is a great way to unwind Everyone needs some time to themselves 👍🏃‍♀️

[Hidden]

Ouch for the ovarian cyst. A friend had.that and they thought it was a ruptured apendix at first. Glad you are back out and running now.

[ranjo Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

That's what happened to me, too. Some fun hospital time in the midst of everything else going on! Would not recommend.

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

I'm in the same boat of crazy exhausting work hours making running very necessary but finding it so hard to make the time. Do the best you can to eke out a bit of time, even for a nice short run, and enjoy it when you can. Congrats on getting your new business up and running!

[ranjo Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thank you! It's a lot more difficult to fit the time, especially since I'm working through the weekend at this point, but I do need to prioritize. Work-life balance is healthy, but hard!