Well, I met the Climb 2 Cure team Oct 29th for a training hike. We met at the Blue Hills in Milton. Not the whole team. Our coach Tom and team members Brian and Christine were in attendance. I was nervous about my condition. Would I be able to keep up with the group? The answer is no, emphatically no. I was winded within the first couple hundred yards. My legs felt weak within 30 minutes. Halfway through the hike I vomited. Yup, emptied the contents of my stomach trail side. If my hiking companions noticed (and I’m sure they did) they didn’t say anything. Perhaps I should say that I had a respiratory infection and that was my first day on the antibiotic. I’m fairly certain that’s what caused the stomach upset. I nearly cancelled on the hike, but if I cancel every time I’m sick or taking a new pill there will be no training.
After I tossed my cookies I felt light-headed for a while however the mental fog lifted and I made it through the hike. We were out for approximately 3 hours. So while I wouldn’t consider the hike to be excellent, it’s done. I hiked uphill and down for 3 hours while I was sick as a dog. Now I know yours truly has a lot of work to do. Honestly I thought I would be a little stronger. I’ve been riding my bike and walking. I knew I wasn’t in great shape, but holy guacamole I didn’t expect to be that weak. Still I did it and that’s something.
The week following the team hike I ran on my treadmill Mon., went hiking for over 3 hours at Wachusett on Tuesday and did 2 little hikes Fri and Sat. I plank every day, a little longer each time. I’m trying by God. I’ll hike with the group again on Nov.12th. Hopefully things go a bit better. Time to go hop on the treadmill.
After the hike ….
You did DID IT! Good for you!