Still Not 100%

Running:

NSP Community Center indoor track 4 mi in 37:52, pace 9:28. Splits: 9:35, 8:35, 9:15, 10:27. At first the left thigh hurt just a little, so I ran slowly. But then it seemed to settle down so I ramped up to marathon pace in mile two. But in mile three there was a sudden, sharp pain, as if something broke loose again. Since it didn’t hurt at a slower pace, I just slowed down for the rest of the run, and cut it from five miles to four. I hope I didn’t do more harm today. The next scheduled run is Tuesday, so I’ll find out then. Resolved: NO RUNNING AT A PACE FASTER THAN 10 MIN/MI until the marathon. Period. And walk every day, even on the no-run days.

Myeloma:

Thalidomide: No serious side effects yet. I do enjoy the nice sleep that it gives. Tomorrow I will get a baseline measurement of nerve function, so that when peripheral neuropathy does appear we can measure the actual changes. I’m also planning to get a skeletal survey, which is a set of x-rays of every bone in the body, to look for holes caused by the myeloma.

Whatever tomorrow brings, today is really a beautiful day. My thermometer says 28 degrees, after eleven straight days of below-zero mornings. The traces of snow left on the driveway are actually melting. That’s worth celebrating!