Lupron+Letrozole & Physical Fitness

It is cold here in Wilmington this morning. When I checked the temperature at 6 am, it was 27 degrees. Brrrr. My first morning back at the beach in over a week, and it was below freezing.

My first thought? I don’t want to do this.

My next thought? I have to do this. Why? Because I know that if I start making excuses for why I can’t do things, I’ll make even more excuses in the days ahead.

So I got out my hat and gloves and favorite running jacket, and I ran the Loop. And it was cold. And it was harder to do that than it was a year ago. It was even harder to do than it was two years ago. It gets harder day-by-day. But, as I was running and listening to The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, I was reminded, “Consistency beats intensity every time.” And it’s true.

I have had a number of people tell me “I don’t know how you do it” - i.e. how can you run after surgery? How can you run being on Letrozole? How can you run being on the Letrozole-Lupron combo? I believe a big reason is because through the years, I have been consistent. I’ve never been the fastest. I’ve never been the best. But I have consistently, day-after-day, put in the time and effort.

So, when people ask how I am doing with Lupron-Letrozole, I just tell them, “I am doing the best that I can.” And I believe that each day, that is enough. I’ve come to the understanding that I’ll never get faster. In fact, I'm getting a little slower year-by-year. I’ll never have the stamina I used to have. I most likely will never go further than I’ve gone in the past.

But I can keep showing up with consistency.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16