Patience; the new endurance sport.

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Last day of prednisone was Sat. I can feel the difference in my joints, they are a little achy. I got rid of like 3 pounds of retained fluid within 24 hours. I didn't complain about the water weight gain though because I felt miraculously healthy and strong (like going back in time 3 years). One of the side effects of prednisone is that it raises blood sugar --that could be another reason I felt so awesome on it.   It will be interesting to see if, after 2 weeks I can still maintain my normal 9:30 ap. I never thought I'd see the 9's again. But the prednisone brought me back. It's too bad steroid is not reasonable therapy until you have like, MS or something. I'd better be glad I don't have MS. I think it also gives you fatty liver--which I don't need.  My liver has glycogen storage disorder as it is.

Today marks the end of prednisone.

I had to drag myself through a 10:00 ap, I felt like I would die, I started to cry on the way home, I wanted to lay down on the side of the trail. All the exhaustion, muscle weakness , and low blood sugar has returned. I'd been averaging blood sugar into the 90's which before had only been possible by eating pure sugar. When I finished my run today, my blood was 64 in spite of the fact I had a reasonably sized bowl of raw muesli . I a, so sad and discouraged to know that there is something seriously wrong. I might actually risk liver disease if taking prednisone is my only option to feeling normal. I don't know what this means or what to do about it. I read an article yesterday about GDD (glycogen storage disorder) of the liver. The worst class (1a) is helped by drinking corn starch every 4 hours. The starch metabolizes as sugar at the perfect rate, but must be taken regularly. Though my life is not threatened like the children who have these serious liver disorders, it's worth a try.

In other news I ran into my handsome son running the canyon trail with the XC team this morning. I picked him out of the group immediately, though not the fastest, he is definitely strong. His shoulders are getting broad and his face so handsome. I'm really proud of him for getting up every day at 6:30 am during summer to run.

This was a trail run up in the American Fork canyon which ended at Silver Lake where we swam for more than 2 hours. It was the most breathtaking lake, surrounded by a granite quarry and mountains. The water was so clear and perfect we swam across the lake 3 times and jumped off a big boulder on the opposite side of the lake. It was a spectacular run up, but we walked back down the trail cause my hamstring doesn't work going downhill.

Yesterday I had a piece of cake and this morning I had some granola. I don't think I can digest sucrose anymore. It makes me sick. I left my regular muesli at my sister's house at Sundance, so I ate this stuff I bought at Costco a while back that has pumpkin seed and flax. But my body can't tolerate refined sugar very well. My run was so-so. Not as bad as Tuesday. At the mouth of the canyon as I was going up, some cute girl called my name and it took me a sec to recognize Sarah! I haven't seen fastrunningblog mommy for a very long time. She's cute as ever and says she's ready for baby #9. We ran a little over a mile to chat, but I had many more circles to run before heading home for the rigamarow of the day. 9:03/9:17/9:32/9:38/10:03/10:27/9:37/10:40

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What a great day for a run. Overcast with occasional sprinkles. Going to spend the rest of my day at Sundance. Read a really interesting informative article by my friend Keena Hooker (Coach Keena) regarding adrenal fatigue, hormones and nutritional needs. Amazingly good information about the need for good fats and liver cleansing. She's on Facebook under Keena Hooker Schaerrer. I didn't realize adrenal fatigue was a thing or that training too hard makes progesterone lower but raises cortisol levels = weight gains despite calorie deficiencies. Good info.