One of those days

I'm having one of those days. One of those days that you just feel like you are in a funk and can't exactly pin point why. One of those days that you treat yourself to a fancy coffee and a cookie to try to brighten your spirits, but all it ends up doing is making you feel worse (I just wasted money on fancy coffee and consumed a gazillion calories I didn't need). I worked out today, and for that hour I felt pretty good. I was sweating, and straining, and pushing myself really hard, but still there was a little cloud over my thoughts (except when I was doing burpees, I can't think of anything other how much I hate burpees when I'm doing them).

Now I'm back in full funk, thinking about running. I'm not scheduled to run today. I ran yesterday, I'll run tomorrow, today was just supposed to be strength training. But, what is it about running that can make a funk go away? It's really cold outside, a normal person would think "I'm not going out there, that will make things worse" But all I can think about is lacing up, starting my favorite playlist and running. My mind will be filled with the sound of my music, my breaths, and my heart beat. There won't be room for any bad stuff. When I am running it consumes me...there is nothing but me and the road, my body working full force to propel me forward and away from the funk. I'll think about racing and winning and conquering new goals. I sometimes wonder how I ever got out of a funk before I found running. It is my therapy, it is better than any kind of solace you can find in fancy coffee, it is the world's best de-funkifer. Try it next time you are having one of those days. I promise you, you won't regret it!