Sitting On The Sideline
I’m sidelined. I can’t run. And it’s driving me insane! Last Friday I had a small medical procedure done that involved me deciding not wanting more children. I have two beautiful kids, a lovely wife and I’m very happy with my life as it is. So the bottom line is that because of my decision of not wanting more children I had to take some time off from running. I have been running a lot since I began running mid-January. I have logged 390 miles (627 km) in close to 58 hours. And I have enjoyed every minute of it. And now I can’t run.
The weekend felt really empty without my regular running. Sure, it was a busy weekend, my son had two soccer games, we went shopping on Saturday and attended a birthday on Sunday but with all the business it still felt incomplete without me running. Monday was another day when I would usually run but instead I met with a friend and had a beer and dinner. I have not had a beer in probably close to a year. 
I’m not much of a drinker, I don’t even like the taste of alcohol and if I drink a 6-pack in a year that’s a lot of beer for me. I’m also not a fan of any other liquor but I will drink Bailey’s on the rocks on occasion or my favorite sissy drink, mudslide. But I did a favor for the guy so he wanted to take me out for a beer and I went with it. So instead of my easy 3 mile recovery runs on Mondays I was sitting in a bar sipping an amber ale that I wasn’t all that crazy about but it gave me a good buzz as it was on an empty stomach at a much lighter weight and after a year of hiatus from alcohol in general. But if I had my choice of running versus beer I’d go for the running any day of the week.
I’m not supposed to run for a whole week which means I have another 3-4 days of sitting on the sideline. But based on how I feel I just might start running a bit sooner as it’s very hard to resist not to. Running is very addictive and I love the addiction!
When my husband did that procedure several years ago, I distinctly remember him being pissed that he couldn’t play hockey for a week!
You are looking super healthy in that pic. Cute kids too!
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Hockey? What’s that?
. Must be some weird Canadian thing 
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I’m sidelined too with this vacation. Hoping monday it gets back to normal. I’ve been doing a few pushups but would love to pump some iron. You’re looking great. As for beer, I had gone months with no beer but this new Orleans trip is doing funny things to me. Keep wondering of my thinness can survive this week. Feeling kinda bloated with this steady beer intake. Temporary party lifestyle going on. Also so many fat people here. Man these people don’t know what they’re missing.
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Beer is actually not that bad for you. The tall glass I had was actually only 184 calories. The key I think is knowing when to stop, like after one or two beers instead of a 6-pack, and being able to fit it into your daily caloric budget.
I think I couldn’t run for about 4 days after I had the snip!
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Well, I’m on day five today and I think I’ll skip another couple. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Hey Greg,
Been there done that regarding “V Day” as my wife calls it. I waited 3 weeks before returning to running and playing basketball. I think I was overly cautious but resuming exercise too quickly can sideline you for months.
It happened to my neighbour and it wasn’t pretty.
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I’ll see how things are progressing by the weekend to see if I’m up to running. I’ll definitely ease into it.
“But based on how I feel I just might start running a bit sooner as it’s very hard to resist not to.”
Oh please, Greg, please don’t.
You’d better resist that temptation.
Steve’s completely right when he says -resuming exercise too quickly can sideline you for months. And I couldn’t agree more.
Take a look at your entries of 2/6, 2/8 and 2/10. Maybe they will ring a bell and can help you to take the right decision.
BTW, nice picture. You look great, and your kids are very nice!
Ciao, Lorenzo.
Thanks Lorenzo for the friendly reminder about my prior “tough it out, work through the pain” endeavor! We all remember how great that turned out, not! I think I’ll keep taking it easy and not run for the next couple of days as hard as it might be.