So far this week I’ve run once since Wasatch. I decided to give my sore ribs chance to recover but also the motivation hasn’t been there and there didn’t seem to be any point to fight it. This morning I joined the early run and felt great to begin with; “hey the rest has done me good!” I thought, but pretty soon the ache in my ribs and tired legs hinted that the burst of energy was short term. How easy is it to forget.
On the subject of memory loss though I spotted an article yesterday that described a study into as association between memory loss and a deficiency of the vitamin B12.
Older people with lower than average vitamin B12 levels were more than six times more likely to experience brain shrinkage, researchers concluded.
While race times seem to be slowing these days, the pace of advancement towards permanent confusion and incontinence seems to ever increase. Why is it that as you get older the days pass so much quicker? Hopefully I have plenty of time before it becomes a reality (assuming I make it that far) and it will be nice to be able to reflect back on some of the crazy adventures of the past. In the mean time, I guess I need to make sure I’m getting enough vitamins.
