A slump and a home run

“When you’re in a slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done. ” (Dr. Seuss, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!”)

Yep, it feels like I’ve been in a slump lately.

I’ve been running 2-3 miles a day, and not picking up much speed or stretching the distance. This comeback regimen seems to have hit a little plateau.

Then again, I really haven’t pushed hard lately or trained that smart lately. I’ve just been trotting out the door for 20-30 minutes in the morning, then going to work and sitting at my desk all day.

I need some kind of wholesale lifestyle change, so that I’m not trying to shove all my physical condition and injury recovery into a tiny, half-hour window in the morning, and then forgetting about it for the rest of the day.

I’m not sure what that is. Give up red meat? Give up beer? Stop what I’m doing every half-hour and do jumping jacks and sit-ups?

It’s complicated.

Like the man said, un-slumping yourself is not easily done. Hmmpfh.

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Well, other things are more easily done.

Work, for one, is going well. In fact, I am red hot this year. I have picked up a truckload of journalism awards in the past few months.

And because running isn’t going so great and I need something to make myself feel better, I am going to recount my 2011 statewide journalism awards.

• Indiana Journalist of the Year (Society of Professional Journalists)
• First Place, investigative reporting (Society of Professional Journalists)
• First Place, First Amendment reporting (Indiana Associated Press Managing Editors)
• First Place, medical/science reporting (Society of Professional Journalists)
• Ray Moscowitz Award for Advancement of the First Amendment (Hoosier State Press Association)
• Second Place, business reporting (Society of Professional Journalists)
• Second Place, beat reporting (Best of Gannett national competition)

There. I feel a little better. I can’t out-run too many people these days. But I can out-report them.

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