Back to running

I'm not sure exactly why I thought it was a good idea to have my last two wisdom teeth removed at the beginning of October. After the recovery from that and the resulting dry socket, I ended up not having run for about a month. It always amazes me how fast you lose your training when you take time off. Why does it feel so good to be lazy?

My first couple runs after the surgery and recovery, I thought I was going to die. My lungs were killing me, my legs felt heavy and even my arms felt out of sync with everything else. And the spot where I'm now missing two teeth felt really funny in my mouth. I'm able to only go about two miles at this point before I crash and my pace is about nine minutes per mile. My only motivation while running right now is to get the run over with. And my only motivation to lace 'em up is to get past the point where running is more of a chore than a pleasure. I swear I'll never take a month off again (yeah, right!).