It's been a struggle of almost 2 months since I hiked Angel Island on 9/3. A mile walk or 3 mile bike ride has been crapping me out the next day. Now I can walk 2 miles and still can take care of ADL the next day. I am back in the steady state.
It wasn't just the 6 mile hiking on 9/3. I tend to do worse in the Fall anyway. When I was suffering from bouts of overtraining syndrome in 2004-2007, the episodes were clustered between September and December. Now with CFS, my exercise ability usually dips in the Fall. And then the flushot in October weakened me further.
The flushot last year did not have an adverse effect. This year, I struggled for a few days. Not quite 2 weeks like in 2015, but still worse than last year. That could be because I was already weakened from the 6 mile hiking.
So, it's been one thing after another and the struggle stretched out for 2 months. I hope it's the blue sky from here on. I should let this be the lesson and rein on compulsion to overdo from now on.
But I'm already feeling cavalier again and bought a season ticket to Sugar Bowl. Midweek pass was on sale for $379 and I couldn't resist. But I'll do my best to stick to bunny slopes. Just in case I make progress though, Sugar Bowl will have plenty more runs than two-chair Soda Springs.
Tomorrow, I'm flying out to NJ. My sister's husband passed away from cancer after nearly 40 years of marrage and I need to keep her company for a while. I'll commute to NYC from there and walk the streets for a week or so.
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