Quote Originally Posted by Kimmyt View Post

My favorite part about all this training? I feel phenomenal, particularly after a good run on the trail on a weekend morning, and I become super-driven to do stuff the rest of the day. It's like I'm on a natural high, and I will get 3x the stuff done that I would normally do! It's insane, really, what a little adrenaline will do to your housework!

K.
Welcome to the realm of the adrenaline junky. At first you tell yourself you've got your habit under control but eventually it consumes you. You start missing engagements to feed your addiction, first it's coffee with a friend, "sorry I won't make it, I've got to train." Then it's baby showers and eventually you don't even show up for weddings. You become grumpy and distracted when you don't get your fix and soon your friends become worried. You stop paying your morgage so you can save up for that special gear - a carbonfibre tri bike or a GPS/HRM. You've started the downward spiral towards the life of an addicted triathlete.

That was meant to be funny, but as I read it over, really it describes me. Maybe I should plan my own intervention. Naaaaaahhhhhhh!!

Off for a run. I might not make it to work in time. Oh well, who needs a job. It just takes away from my training time anyway.