The why?
“It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” — Lucille Ball Quelle surprise, I'm injured again. A couple of weeks ago I rolled my ankle while hooting down the Nancy Peak loop trail in the Porongorups. After week or so of increasing pain I went to the doctor and he said it was most likely a peroneus brevis strain/tear. I'm on the sidelines for about six weeks and I've withdrawn from Light Horse. I'm simultaneously upset and glad that I've had to pull out. The training load was beginning to ramp my anxiety up, and I honestly think I'm still not completely level from my recent manic episode. Running had been sketchy and not especially focused. Naturally that makes me a prime target for injury. So with some time on the sidelines, and the impeding shutdown of life as we know it due to the coVID-19 pandemic I've been thinking about what it is that draws me to running, and to running long distances in particular. Apparently,...