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Long hot showers

Zekela
Zekela Posts: 634 Member
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I was running this morning... I think of various stuff while running. This morning was unusual. I thought about taking a long really hot shower. I thought about it like it was girl scout cookies, a really nice moist chocolate cake with whipped frosting or pizza. I wasn't interested in food, I just wanted to burn my skin off with water. It was so cold outside... AND I JUST WANTED TO BATHE! Anyone else ever have these long hot shower yearning while running? What do you normally think about?

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  • Zekela
    Zekela Posts: 634 Member
    And here is a totally unrelated article but good none the less:
    http://www.ultrarunning.com/features/training-and-racing/preparing-for-your-first-100-mile-race/
  • HappyRunner34
    HappyRunner34 Posts: 394 Member
    Yes!! After a long run; the long hot shower is definitely a prize and feels so good! I think of all kinds of weird random junk. I run through work presentations in my head or wonder how jelly beans are made. But the shower....sometimes when its cold I'll run faster just so I can get to it!
  • ZenInTexas
    ZenInTexas Posts: 781 Member
    Absolutely. When it's cold and rainy I think about the long hot shower or bath waiting, and a cup of hot coffee, but mostly I think about what I'm going to eat. I'm slightly food obsessed.
  • _Josee_
    _Josee_ Posts: 625 Member
    Oh yes!!! Freaking winter!!

    And I'm weird because I usually take a hot bath (while drinking a hot cup of coffee and eating some food).. Then I take a hot shower to remove the crusty sweat from my body!

    (Nice unrealted article!)
  • marikevr
    marikevr Posts: 389 Member
    A long hot bath with a cup of coffee are one of the favourite things about running...
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    I think of my pop-up bowl of popcorn and can of soda - two things I would never consume before I run.
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
    I think about work; family and friends; stuff I need to do; depending on the length of the run I think about pacing; and...FOOD and a long hot shower. I get that water so hot that my skin is lobster red afterward. LOVE IT!

    :smile:
  • ludgerclay
    ludgerclay Posts: 95 Member
    I definitely have the urge on cold days, and during really long runs when I'm depleted and cooling off. But after tough runs I usually have an ice bath for about 20 minutes before turning on the WARM water. Then warm water feels hot...
  • RunConquerCelebrate
    RunConquerCelebrate Posts: 956 Member
    Yes that happened to me while running my Half Marathon in the rain, it was cold. All I wanted to do was get home and take a nice hot shower.
  • RenewedRunner
    RenewedRunner Posts: 423 Member
    EVERY time I finish a run these days, I thank whomever it was that invited the hot water heater and the shower head.

    Best.inventions. EVER

    (Though I will say I was out for a 10 miler once that started off cold and about 45 minutes in, the weather switched and it was 92 when I finished. I dreamed of a glass of water. I was tempted to pick up some of the half full bottles from the side of hte road. That was the best tasting water I have ever had, and it was from my garden hose, hot, and had dirt in it.)
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I read this and my thought was, "Damn, she has a good runner's high going on. Jealous!"
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
    So many times yes.

    This past week-end it was that thought alone that kept me going - and to have a hot cup of strong coffee.

    Nothing feels better than that steaming hot shower after long runs.

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