One of the best things about sport and the surrounding cloud of keeping fit good tiredness. Your body knows it's pushed itself, the muscles have stopped quivering, you've probably showered, you're still hot, it still hurts but now it's a pleasant ache.
Your mind is wonderfully clear, you feel at once relaxed and outrageously alive; proud of what you've just managed to do. It's lovely to put on some comfy clothes, brew some good tea and eat something really nice. After swimming on Saturday morning, there's nothing finer than a massive bacon sandwich - apart from knowing you can eat this and not have to worry for a second about getting fat.
But this feeling isn't just limited to sport. If you're pitching, there are plenty of late nights and early mornings, hopefully culminating in some sort of presentation where you and your team are at your best, nervous energy coursing through your body. Then it's all over and you're exhausted in a good way. Time for the pub and some good food, or relaxing on your own sofa with something good to eat and drink, watching some good telly.
There's the creative brief and briefing you wouldn't leave until it sang, or the workshop that took weeks to prepare because you knew the right stimulus would make it go like a dream - and that curious feeling when you're moderating when you're aware of EVERYTHING, you have the pace in your own hands and you know you're running this show.Then it ends and you slump in happy fatigue.
Feels good doesn't it? Yes, there's that sense of loss when it's over, like finishing a good book, but there's that mixed feeling of relief, pride and calm. It only comes when you've given everything.
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