The Basement Tapes
More than just a Bob Dylan and The Band album, it also describes my train of thought while working out and planning how to become full runner once again. While the lead up to my head injury and resulting coma will always be unknown, I can only guess that it was a glancing blow by a speeding car while I was crossing a nearby road. Ever since, it has been beside the point of recovering fully. After I was discharged from hospital many years ago, I have done 3 5k races. The resulting pleasure doing them and my enthusiasm meant I got carried away - metaphorically jumping too soon. A few seizures have prompted me to not get too greedy and to only restart properly once I have proven to myself that I am truly ready. Since those episodes, I have been doing workouts in my basement for over 3 years. At least 5 times per week, I have been doing fast back-and-forth running intervals, interspersed with sit ups and free wei...