a quick run

I am trying to stay on track with my training for the October marathon and balance that with my health and my treatments.  I skipped yesterday's workout so that I was not fatigued going in to treatment.  I had a great sleep last night and woke up feeling pretty chipper so decided that I would do an easy run as scheduled but likely cut it back by a bit and just run for 30 minutes or so rather than 40.  The run went well and I just stayed in a comfortable pace keeping an eye on my heart rate as I did not want to suffer today for the sake of an easy run; ran just over 5K on an easy flat route and felt great!

Enjoy the day.

5 down 3 to go

I am now back home from an uneventful cycle 5 of 8 maintenance treatment, got in 30 minutes later than scheduled but all ended well and I am feeling a bit groggy but good.

Onc visit summary

So as expected I am healthy enough to have my treatment tomorrow.  A couple of things were a bit unexpected; first my appointment was done on-time and it was not a rushed one!  Second and for me the positive one was that the onc (a new one for me) was happy to hear that I had taken on running the marathon and quite surprised when I told him my time and that it was a personal best, he commented on my strong and low heart rate and encouraged me to continue running and be physically active as he believed it to be one of the most under-rated pieces of western healthcare.  When the appointment was over and as I was getting ready to leave one of my regular onc's came to the room to congratulate me on the run and let me know that it is not very often they get to hear of such successes.

I was more than a little proud as I left and it set the tone for the remainder of the day, I would encourage you all to get just a little bit more physical exercise in your routine no matter what it is.

Thanks and talk to you tomorrow.

top-up number 5 of 8

I am soon off to see the Onc and have a quick review of how I am feeling etc. in order to see if I am healthy enough to have my treatment tomorrow.  I am. this is just a routine visit and I expect nothing out of the ordinary.  Tomorrow is the big drip day so as usual I will go for a run in the AM work from home and then head in for the Rituximab cocktail then as usual Jim will collect me and drop me home where I will sleep the remainder of the day and wake-up Saturday feeling pretty good and go for a short run ...

You know the usual post chemo stuff, I'll let you know how it goes.