Foam me up scottie
Rhalou Allerhand has a mammoth battle with insomniaSleeping is important. We all like sleeping. If you’re feeling a bit tired, sleeping is the best thing in the world. But, as a lifelong insomniac with serious slumber issues, sleeping has never been my bedfellow. I’m just not very good at it. I lie awake at night counting sheep and dreaming of, well dreaming. I lie awake for hours and hours worrying about the fact I’m wide awake. And often, after finally drifting off into a much-needed snooze, I wake up again an hour later, and lie there a bit more, usually filled with rage at failing to stay asleep. I spend a lot of time lying around worrying about the fact I’m lying around. I blame my enormous brain; it contains a lot of information that needs processing.
The life of an insomniac can be a difficult one. Lack of sleep affects your mood, your training, your job, your ability to function as a normal human being in polite society; the list goes on. I’ve tried everything to combat the late night blues, from sleepy tea to meditation to yogic massage, with no luck. No matter how exhausted I was, I just couldn’t seem to get a good night’s kip.After 30 years of fatigue, I was unsurprisingly ecstatic when I discovered that marathon training was a really great way to knock yourself out. Running 20 miles is a sure fire way to put even the most ardent insomniac to sleep for at least half the night. As my training really got underway, when I wasn’t running, I slept, a lot. I slept like I had a lifetime of sleep to catch up on, I slept like my life depended on it, and I slept some more. The only problem with my newfound love of snoozing? After pounding the pavements for up to five hours a day, I’d sleep like a baby, but woke up feeling like road kill. My legs ached, my arms ached, my brain ached, even my hair hurt. This made getting out of bed, and thus holding down a day job and functioning as a normal human being, rather difficult.But then, praise be to the Gods of running, the universe heard my prayers and sent me a Mammoth Mattress down from the heavens. When I say Gods, I mean the ad sales boys who asked if anyone would like to test a high-specification foam mattress out. I jumped at the chance. Well I would have done if I wasn’t so damn exhausted. I managed to raise my arm just high enough to generate enough enthusiasm to get a real life Mammoth Mattress sent to my house (okay so I screamed like a banshee across the office until they caved in) and just like that, the planets aligned, the world spun on its axis, and nothing has been the same since.If you’ve ever tried out a memory foam mattress, it's similar, but better. It does take a little getting used to though. Made from high-specification foam, it doesn’t exactly engulf you, but it certainly moulds to fit your body in a subtle and yet wonderful way. Being used to a relatively firm mattress, it took me a little while to adjust to the strange springy and yet firm consistency of my Mammoth friend, but before long I fell madly in love with my new bedfellow and haven’t looked back since. For the science stuff it’s probably best to check out their website www.mammothsport.com but I can confirm that sleeping has never been so good. I wake up feeling great. I love it so much, sometimes I don't bother waking up at all! All marathon runners, insomniacs, and normal human beings should get one. The magic of high-specification foam is definitely one to remember.
The life of an insomniac can be a difficult one. Lack of sleep affects your mood, your training, your job, your ability to function as a normal human being in polite society; the list goes on. I’ve tried everything to combat the late night blues, from sleepy tea to meditation to yogic massage, with no luck. No matter how exhausted I was, I just couldn’t seem to get a good night’s kip.After 30 years of fatigue, I was unsurprisingly ecstatic when I discovered that marathon training was a really great way to knock yourself out. Running 20 miles is a sure fire way to put even the most ardent insomniac to sleep for at least half the night. As my training really got underway, when I wasn’t running, I slept, a lot. I slept like I had a lifetime of sleep to catch up on, I slept like my life depended on it, and I slept some more. The only problem with my newfound love of snoozing? After pounding the pavements for up to five hours a day, I’d sleep like a baby, but woke up feeling like road kill. My legs ached, my arms ached, my brain ached, even my hair hurt. This made getting out of bed, and thus holding down a day job and functioning as a normal human being, rather difficult.But then, praise be to the Gods of running, the universe heard my prayers and sent me a Mammoth Mattress down from the heavens. When I say Gods, I mean the ad sales boys who asked if anyone would like to test a high-specification foam mattress out. I jumped at the chance. Well I would have done if I wasn’t so damn exhausted. I managed to raise my arm just high enough to generate enough enthusiasm to get a real life Mammoth Mattress sent to my house (okay so I screamed like a banshee across the office until they caved in) and just like that, the planets aligned, the world spun on its axis, and nothing has been the same since.If you’ve ever tried out a memory foam mattress, it's similar, but better. It does take a little getting used to though. Made from high-specification foam, it doesn’t exactly engulf you, but it certainly moulds to fit your body in a subtle and yet wonderful way. Being used to a relatively firm mattress, it took me a little while to adjust to the strange springy and yet firm consistency of my Mammoth friend, but before long I fell madly in love with my new bedfellow and haven’t looked back since. For the science stuff it’s probably best to check out their website www.mammothsport.com but I can confirm that sleeping has never been so good. I wake up feeling great. I love it so much, sometimes I don't bother waking up at all! All marathon runners, insomniacs, and normal human beings should get one. The magic of high-specification foam is definitely one to remember.