2010 Running Thread

Hi Ladies,

I have not posted here since my first one.  I was fresh out of surgery and wondering if I was going to run my first marathon in January during chemo.  I did switch to the 1/2 (running Disney on Jan 8th), I decided that even with my 5 months of training, 26 miles was too much.  I am happy to report that I had my first round of chemo last week and was able to do my long run this weekend.  I am definitely different, my pace has slowed considerably, but it felt AMAZING.  I am not going to let chemo stop me from doing this, not after the all the hard work of training.  Disney gives you a generous pace of 16 minutes, so even if I have to walk some I can finish. Running has helped me throughout the journey since diagnosis.  The day I was diagnosed I left the dr's office and went running.  I will never forget that run. 

I am so happy to find this thread too.  My MRI biopsy is tomorrow (12/13) so I will not know results until later this week.  As BRCA+ with strong family history I am not feeling optimistic for benign results, but we'll see.

Running gives me such pleasure.  I'm a cyclist and swimmer too, and have races on the agenda for 2011 including a charity bike ride in May, an event in June -- thought everything is a big question mark at this point until I get answers about these breast lumps.  I am so glad to hear that other women can stay fit through treatment.

Hello runnermama,

Glad you found this thread. It is good to have a place to go that you can relate to.

Dec 2 I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy done. Lymph nodes were clear in both tests. Margins were clear with the exception of the one closest to the skin, which the surgeon is not concerned about. Friday I have two consultation appointments. One for the radiation, and one for the chemo. Am very interested in alternative treatment, so trying to find out about that as well. I have my pathology report and am still trying to understand it all.

My surgeon cleared me for running if I feel up to it. I have yet to try. Sometimes I'm tired and sometimes I'm not. Then when I think I'll give it a go, I'm feeling a little too sore. I've been having a lot of headaches. I'm prone to them anyway, but haven't had them like this since before my marathon training began two years ago. I'm pretty sure once I can get motivated enough to get moving, they'll stop again. I thought I would do a trial on my treadmill before I go outside. We live in the country so I have to drive to a safe location to run.

What is everyone's experience for running after surgery? How long did you wait? What were you able to do? And what about running and training during treatment?

Cinnamon Rocket,

That certainly encourages me! Since I've never had surgery before, it seemed almost inconceivable that I would be able to run two weeks or less after. Having just done my first marathon this past October, I don't want to lose momentum and would like to continue to run at least half marathons. It sounds like if I just dig in my heals I can do it!

Thanks again,

Renee'

Hi Laura

Yes, I had reconstruction (diep) also but not until almost two years later. I was off running for 10 weeks after reconstruction due to abdominal scar complications. However, I did run Boston 6 1/2  months after reconstruction. Good luck with your running and racing.

Dina

Hi Laura

Thanks, Dina.  So great to hear your story.  I'm inspired.