runningandthecity

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Coping with the post marathon season blues is no joke. It’s pretty terrible actually. You get sad, you have no idea when to wash your hair, you find no reasons to go outdoors, your laundry doesn’t stink as bad so it just sits there, and what do we do with all that pasta?? it really is a confusing, boring, sad, annoying time…

Your “normal” friends could give you some helpful advice like “pick up a new hobby” or “find a series you can binge on” or something. Meanwhile, I a not a normal friend so this is what I suggest:

Recovery is important, that means rest, you earned it! It is boring, yes, but you can also yell at your significant others/roomates/family while you do it. If you are cranky, it’s because you earned it, express your feelings.

Also, nutrition is huge for recovery, make sure you focus on that! Maybe eat “some” of the things you didn’t eat while training, maybe eat whatever the ffff you want because hey, you just run a marathon, so you probably burned one thousand billion calories telling everyone about it!

Go for walks, mostly to show off that new bling, and even if you can’t really walk. Who cares if you look like you need an ambulance?

Find a new interim hobby, maybe planning your next races or shopping for running gear can be a hobby?  Maybe get a gorgeous adidas pink jacket or these new adios running shoes that all the cool kids are running in.

Create a routine that you can stick to. You need some structure to your days now that you won’t be running so much for a few days. So sleep in, then nap, then go to bed early. Maybe do some stuff in the middle???

It is okay to feel sad. It is also okay to obsess over how much faster you could have been if this, if that, if the other. It’s part of the process. You have a month. Then it’s over and we don’t want to hear about this marathon ever again okay?