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Running on Chemo (ROC)
Day 1/112 chemo every 2 weeks - 16 weeks This morning I was up early and did a 30 min easy paced run. I wanted to draw a line in the sand and see what distance I can run easy in 30 mins before chem...
Well done! Further to my comment on your other post .....
Whilst I am not a runner - my husband was - and he had chemo for his cancer treatment. He was even doing laps of his hospital ward, hanging onto his drips, just days after his surgery (removal of most of his stomach) and swears that it assisted him in a full recovery - in the following years, even competing overseas again in Triathlon, representing Australia, and winning.
So .. keep doing what you love doing - you may just need to cut back on the distance &/or intensity of your training but you WILL get back to it, fully xx ...
We have a few runners on the blog .... @Anne65 is one ....
take care ...
Whilst I am not a runner - my husband was - and he had chemo for his cancer treatment. He was even doing laps of his hospital ward, hanging onto his drips, just days after his surgery (removal of most of his stomach) and swears that it assisted him in a full recovery - in the following years, even competing overseas again in Triathlon, representing Australia, and winning.
So .. keep doing what you love doing - you may just need to cut back on the distance &/or intensity of your training but you WILL get back to it, fully xx ...
We have a few runners on the blog .... @Anne65 is one ....
take care ...