Running Journal

Tried something new today. Got up at 10:20 (didn't want to, but had to), got dressed, had a glass of water and a packet of orange flavored gu, massaged the muscles that tend to cramp up and stretched a bit, and took the dog out for a run. Started out by running instead of walking to test a theory that the cramps come because I start by walking. It worked for about half my time out, then slight cramping showed up. Stopped to stretch the muscles out and massage them again. That worked for a little while, but the left leg is a bit more stubborn than the right one(hmmm....).

Forgot to use my inhaler before I left, so I did not have enough oxygen to run consistently. Started out well, running 2 min. then walking 2 minutes for about the first half. Then I had to walk mostly to catch my breath, which is when the cramping started. It is soooo weird. Never consistent. Kind of like me, weird and inconsistent. =0) I never know what's going to happen. I guess I'm still on the learning curve. Looking forward to the "knowing" straight away. Maybe someday.

Anyway, I would not recommend going out right after you get up only because you're THIRSTY the whole time. Now had I been thinking clearly I would have taken some water with me, but alas my brain was still wondering why my body had left the bed again (that's another story for another day). The gu helped stave off the hunger that is now creeping back up, so that part was successful. I shall keep experimenting to figure out the best method. Pray for me. There are days I don't want to run, but those I run for don't have a choice whether or not they want the chemo that day. They just have to take it, and then somehow function well afterwards. Pray for them too. Our honored teammate Barb is undergoing some intense chemo right now because the less intense stuff was not working. Imagine being beat up as if a punching bag, run over by a bus, dragged behind a speed boat, thrown on the beach and then told to get up and run through the sand with no opportunity to recover your strength. That's probably about how she feels after chemo. It's no fun.

Off to work I go.
eryn