Sick for a Week, Met up with Louis

Last month, I made the crushing discovery that Jiu-jitsu doesn't shield me

from bugs. In fact, it might give them more chances. Into May, I had trained four

days a week since recovering from a back injury and the joy hadn't lasted a

month! Overall, since fall 2024, I fell sick about four times.

 

Compare that record to 2023 when I sailed through one whole year untouched. It made

me miss running. I did not run in 2023 either, but sure was more active, training

harder and more often or maybe the previous years of jogging had paid off

particularly well that year.

 

What I'd been denying, which I felt in the pit of my stomach, might the fact

that my peak had passed and I was getting older, as my 18-year-old often pointed

out heartlessly.

 

A good sleep often helps. During the early morning hours when I woke up and

couldn't get back to sleep and when all the worldly troubles started to crowd

the mind, I used to try to meditate, count my blessings, or recall certain

jiu-jitsu setups and moves. None was guaranteed to work.

 

I met up with my friend Louis on a Wed noon for a one-hour trail run. We hadn't

seen each other for almost a year. He looked great at 65 and broke the news that

he finally won the lottery to run the Western States 100 Mile race. What an

inspiration! In my memory, Louis was never sick but he admitted that the bug got

him last year. As he was my standard, it made me feel I deserve some slack.

 

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回複 '暖冬cool夏' 的評論 : Thank you, 暖冬, for reading and your comments. Jogging/running is great; I just love bjj more. And if it becomes too much, I have long distance running and weight lifting to fall back on. If I come out of the slump, maybe I could jog&lift weight on the side.

Half M is a good goal. Once there, J would sure want to go for the full M. While gaining health, she'll learn more about her own body and nutrition. Good plan.

[暖冬cool夏]

I'd like to see you go back to jogging or running one day, safer, more economical, and just as effective in training your body or muscle:))) My daughter told me the other day that her next goal is to run half- marathon. I never push her. To me, dancing is more suitable for a girl. LOL.
As for the sleeping issue, my experience is overexercise/exhaustion/late night brain work could all possibly lead to sleeplessness/insomnia. Stay healthy, my friend!