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March 31, 2005
So Far, So Good
So far, my mom is handling her new drugs much better than the previous drugs. We'll see tomorrow, through the first course two days after the treatment was the worst day. I'm holding my breath that tomorrow is a good day. Last night she was kidding around that she is a horse because she has not really had any pain after her surgery and has not really had any adverse reactions to chemo. Our joke is that people in our family do not feel pain.
At least somebody was having a good day today. My morning run was not all that bad, but it was not too good either. I woke up feeling very hungry, as I had been hungry all of last night. When I got to the turnaround I was feeling a little bit better, but still not very good. The cleaning guy, who we have nicknamed Mr. Clean was at our house this morning, so I felt guilty about getting in my shower right after he cleaned it. I wouldn't feel guilty, but he was still here when I got back, so I had to wait until he left. The rest of the day I did not do anything other than take an hourlong nap.
I went over to the track and pretty much knew that it was not going to be a good night. My stomach was feeling funny this afternoon and all of the signs were on the warm-up: the air bouncing in my stomach, the burping, the lightheaded feeling. It really was a shame since there was a good group of guys for me to run with there tonight. The workout was 4 x 1600 with an 800 jog. Things went from bad to worse during the intervals. By the end of the first interval, my stomach was feeling really bad. I had to bail in and out of the workout. During the warm down my stomach was getting worse. Right now I'm sipping on some ginger tea that is supposed to held aid in digestion.
I did end up with 10 miles tonight and 14 for the day. I did doubles three days this week and have a lot of miles (for me) so far. Tomorrow is a needed day off. Saturday is long in the rain. When I got back my mother so kindly informed me that the heaviest rain is supposed to fall right when I'm out running.
I do not want to dwell on the fact that I have not had a good track workout in a while. I know that when I get off my eating schedule that I maintain at school things do not always go well. My long runs have been going pretty well, and I do have some good track work under my belt. We all have bad days, and my stomach is so sensitive. I just hope that it feels better Saturday.
Posted by Blondie at March 31, 2005 08:14 PM
Comments
blondie i hope that your mother's treatment continues to go well... & that you hit your stride on your speed workouts soon... your double runs and your long runs seem to be going really well-- hang in there...you are a great athlete! liz
Posted by: liz at April 1, 2005 05:17 PM