Puzzler.

Yesterday a funny thing happened to me. Actually, it's not that uncommon, but I've just started recognizing it as something that shouldn't be happening to me.

I had a very long and kind of mentally exhausting day yesterday - I had a 6 hour job interview for myself and was part of a team conducting a job interview for a new boss at my current job after that.I didn't leave the office until after 6:00 and had a lot on my mind. Usually, the perfect fix for this is heading to the gym - going to Jazzercise, taking a run, practicing yoga, all things that settle my mind and calm my body. Because it was late and I needed to get in a run yesterday, my workout of choice was a run on the track (womp womp...but it was unexpectedly frigid and getting dark outside). I laced up my shoes, started my playlist and took off...

I checked my watch after 7 minutes...which is never a good thing. I checked it again after what seemed like an eternity and I had only been running for 13 minutes total. What was wrong with me? Why was my brain telling me that I was tired and sore after running for only 13 minutes? My sister and I had completed an awesome 7 miler on Saturday morning. Why couldn't I do 13 minutes just 3 days later?

I ended up stopping after 15 minutes. I didn't want to be there, and I didn't want to force myself in a way that would create any sweat negativity. So I walked one final lap, grabbed my keys and headed home.

Does this happen to anyone else? Sometimes I feel like I could run forever, and other times I can't work the creaks out of my legs or the buzz out of my mind. I've already set up a running date with a coworker for lunchtime on Thursday, so I'm hoping that will get me back in the right place. But for now...I'm feeling slightly puzzled.