Will I do a long run on DEX day! I took my 40 mg of dexamethasone last night, as part of the new weekly myeloma treatment regimen. DEX makes a person feel peppy all day the next day, as if seriously over-caffeinated. That feeling is misleading, though, because DEX actually interferes with the transfer of glucose into muscles, so my legs felt weak and tired after the first mile.
Result: I can usually walk faster than 15 minutes per mile, but today the pace was 16:01, even though I tried to go as fast as usual and it felt like I was. True - there were some distractions; I stopped three times to chat briefly or pet a sweet dog, and was on the phone (possibly walking slower) for 15 minutes, but those don't account for the 14-minute difference. I walked all but the last 60 meters, which I ran just to see if I could. A little stiff, and yup I could, but I'm glad I didn't run any more than that because the right thigh was feeling it.
Whining:
- Back: No problem with the usual place on the right side, but I did feel a little pain on the left side, a little higher up. It's a familiar pain from long runs and marathons, though, so I'm not concerned about it.
- Thigh: The right thigh that usually gives trouble lately didn't bother much. At about mile 7.5 I felt a sharp pain toward the inside, perhaps in an adductor muscle or ligament, but that went away. Yay!
Saturday, July 11:
Another 4-Mile Walk With the St Croix Valley Runners. Out two miles on the Zephyr Trail, then back. It's a very pleasant walk on an old railbed, now nicely blacktopped, with a lovely bridge over the only busy road that the trail crosses. It's the kind of trail that a person could do every morning without getting tired of it. Four miles in 56:30, pace 14:08, all walking, no running.
My back didn't hurt during the walk, though it did hurt a little afterward. The right thigh bothered a little, but not too much and it didn't get worse.
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