After a long time of not running consistently. I've realized what I've been missing.
1. No running, no movies. My Netflix account, which I opened during my training for marathon for the sole purpose of "running entertainment" has been sitting there for so long that I almost canceled it. However, I didn't. I did something more constructive, started running again.
2. No running, no energy. When I was training for my race, my schedule was really tight. I had to do a lot of "midnight runs" to keep up the mileage. I wasn't sleeping enough and I was doing a lot of other things. But my overall energy level was quite alright. I think running for sure was one of the energy boosters. Now that I sleep much more, but after a whole sedative working day, I often wonder where my energy is. On the day that I moved out of my old place, I did everything by myself and it was quite some work. But surprisingly, the next couple days I felt that I had more energy that usual. That just enlightened me that regular exercise was what was missing. Great, let's not wait any more.
3. No running, no stretching. To avoid getting injured, I used to do a ton of stretching before and after each running session. And that kept me in really good shape. When I was not running regularly, I had no urgent need to do any of those. The result is my body ached everywhere. But now, most of those pains are on their way out even with just several weeks of running. How can I not keep doing it?
