Toward the end of 2015, I walked over 30 miles in two days. Normally, a rest day comes between each major episode of exertion. The occasion did not permit any interlude, or any opportunity for recovery. I was putting pedal to the metal, and I felt it.
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Category Archives: Walk Therapy
Glycogen Hypothesis
In the attempt to understand my sleep and fatigue problems, I have been reviewing the available scientific literature. Years ago, when I engaged in aerobic running, it was understood that fatigue was a consequence of the build up of lactic acid in the muscle and the depletion of muscle glycogen. This resulted in the sense of fatigue.
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Peaking in Fresh Air
Coming back to the blog is a breath of fresh air. I started working on it, found it very frustrating, and developed a love hate relationship with it. Then I found that it served as a sort of salve, a place I might turn to in order to recover my spirits, to breath out and abandon all of the negative energy and frustration that accompanied my efforts to accomplish nothing more than the simplest of things.
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