Of Sluggishness

I despise running sluggishly when I know I could’ve strode bigger and paced faster. I notice that I tend to be sluggish while running when I resume running after days of not running. On another occasion sluggishness is experienced when I run back-to-back or for few days in a row.

Sluggishness makes me feel heavy on the lower body especially the limbs – the thighs and the shins. My limbs would feel weighty and the effort to plod felt laborious. I have to summon extra energy to run the normal pace that I normally do which always end up myself running slower. Running sluggishly is not enjoyable. Even the most upbeat, catchy, remixed song I play on my MP3 player cannot beat the sluggish feeling. It is frustrating because I am very much looking forward to having an effortless and enjoyable run in every session of running. Running is supposed to be therapeutic and fun and it shouldn’t be of a struggle doing it.

Yesterday’s evening run was an example of a sluggish run. The sluggishness may have caused by a run that I did a day before with AdiNation Runner Putrajaya. But I plodded to the last 10th laps of Taman Putra Perdana jogging track route nevertheless. People say resting may help to prevent the sluggish feeling as rest is also a part of training. Resting gives time to joints to rest from overstraining and for muscles to develop or to flex to its new shape. And after a sufficient rest the joints and the muscles would be able to function to its new capability. But if I rest and resume running the next day, I would feel sluggish anyway.. so how la?

Btw, I plan to run again this evening.. hopefully I am gonna have an enjoyable run..

p/s: I suspect that I can get rid of this sluggish feeling only if I get rid of the spare tyres first.. :)