Running on empty
Every year thousands of people participate in what Me believes to be quite possibly the most inane and masochistic sporting event- the marathon.
After all, first guy to do it dropped dead.
Granted he had to run over mountains and through the wilderness in sandals; while today's runners just do it in Nike's and have smooth roads as well as Gatorade stations along the way.
Many marathoners tell a tale of "hitting the wall."
The wall appears after the twenty mile mark and almost all runners describe it differently.
All of us eventually hit a wall.
Me used to expect it on Friday, (Me works on Sat.) so it be a matter of pulling meself out of bed on a morning where most people are sleeping in and sleeping off hangovers.
This week me hit the wall on Wed. and Me feels like someone dropped anchor and tied it to me ass or an elephant has jumped out of a tree, onto my shoulders and be making me carry it around the office.
Where be your wall?
How you be getting through the week?
What kind of "sports drink" do ye charge up with?
Me no at the finish line yet.
9 comments:
I hit a daily wall- 5PM. I need to take a good nap for 30 minutes almost every day at that time. Today it feels like the wall hit back. I am drained and tired and drained and tired.
Well, I work 1 PM to 10 PM and my wall is at about 8:30 PM. I like Mountain Dew MDX because it doesn't taste awful and it really does kick.
Me wall be in China. It be quite large. You can see it from outer space.
I work Saturdays too. I hate it. I have to stand all day and hate standing. I'm working on getting a sit down job.
I can hit my wall pretty much any day of the week. It can depend on a lot of factors -- phase of the moon, who's pissed me off, hormones. I never know which day is going to be The Wall. Keeps me guessing.
I never get enough sleep, so somewhere around Wednesday or Thursday is when I hit me wall. Then I sleep for 10-12 glorious hours.
Kanrei ~ Probably pretty easy for you to find a spot for a nap where you work.
Grunt~ We share the same hours.
No wonder me often gets to be at the top of your comments list.
Mr.Dykerson~ You put that wall up to keep others out or to keep you in?
Lambkins~ Your not tired standing. Your exhausted from skipping alla time. (working weekends sucks, yeah)
SJ~ That would keep me on me toes.
sounds like a shopping cart with a wiggy wheel. Never know when it's gonna jam up on ya.
tfg~ Oh to sleep, perchance to dream, of wacky bloggers and dubious posts...
When in doubt, STOMP!
I keep my wall in Berlin where it will be safe (sort of like having a bank account in Switzerland).
Deepak ~ Thanks for the teddy bear, but it were playing havoc with me comment section. Next time words will do nicely.
Pug. How're things?
Have you checked your account lately?
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