There is no runner’s high for the kind of running single moms/women do

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alone, chauvinism, exhaustion, extra running, feminism, misandry, run run run, running, running errands, tired, women's work, working mom

Title of this photo is “The Chauvinist Mystique” and I love it, but hate that it has to exist. Photo by Flickr user girl_onthe_les (Creative Commons license).

I’ve been waiting for it, but it’s just not there–that feeling of euphoria, of pushing through a block, of being in the zone…

…ok, now I’m just relying on cliches because I don’t run. As I have proclaimed in the past, so shall I proclaim again: I only run if I’m being chased. Hiking, climbing, biking, swimming? Love them. Running and jogging? I see no appeal.

Of course, I’m talking about the physical act of running when what I really mean is, running errands. And other than getting to fall asleep having crossed everything off my to-do list–which is a small pleasure, mind you–there is no euphoria.