Monday, March 6, 2017

Week of March 6


March 6:
To the waterfront.
At about 8:30 p.m. I set out with four sack lunches in my backpack and no particular destination, with Ivar's Fish Bar being a possibility. I ambled my way to Broadway and Pine, giving two lunches to a young couple in a doorway; then meandered to Madison, heading for the bridge to the ferry terminal, where I left a sack lunch with a man sleeping on a chair next to a pile of belongings that dwarfed him; from there to the stairway that leads from the front of the terminal to the sidewalk and on to Ivar's Fish Bar; and from there, home.

The Seattle wheel, just off Alaskan Way.

Tonight, the salmon chowder was delicious.

At the start of the hike I felt energized. At the end I wondered whether I would be able to make it up Madison. I'm not sure whether it's the radiation treatments or the hormone suppressant, or just sitting around too much, but I was exhausted as I climbed the grade from the freeway to Boren. I had to pause a couple times. Once at the top I was able to make good time.
Total: 4 miles, 6.4 km.
For the year:  93.52 km

March 8: 
Three mini hikes to accommodate my fatigue: Kaiser Permanente for daily radiation and consult;  Italian Family Pizza for meetup; Ivar's Fish Bar for distance and elevation, stopping at H&R Block along the way for income taxes.
Map My Hike program showed trip to fish bar being 1.59 miles one way; Google said it was 1.4, making the Google figures 88% of the MMH figures. I'm using Google's figures and trying to arrive at a constant fraction to apply to MMH, to give me a more credible figure.
Fatigue:
Enroute home from the fish bar I had to stop for breath before 4th Avenue. I crossed the street and sat in the Seattle Library. Radiation may be causing my fatigue, according to the consult  with my radiologist. He said continued moderate exercise was advisable.
Total: 4.8 miles; 7.68 km.
For the year: 101.2 km

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