A Strange Year, but a Very Good Year for Music: The Best of 2018
Original publication date: Jul-04-2020 The 2018 marathon was scheduled for late October. Training began without incident, and the gradual increase in weekly mileage was going smoothly. But immediately after completing a 19-mile run, exhaustion suddenly set in. For some strange reason, he could not sleep. The energy he needed to continue training disappeared. He had no desire to work, go out, walk, or even listen to music. This was unusual, since running and music were two of his best-known passions. The people who knew him began to worry and tried to help in whatever way they could. He became worried too—perhaps more than necessary—and, without realizing it, found himself tangled in a web of unfamiliar feelings and emotions. More than a mental problem, he felt physically ill. He believed he was losing weight uncontrollably, that his blood pressure was rising, and that his body was behaving abnormally. Faced with such overwhelming fatigue, there was no alternative but to cancel the mara...