26/02/2013

First Casualty?

Today's run: 2.16 miles / 3.48 km in 23:52.
Injury check: Well...
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I'm going to make a rule in the future, after all this marathon nonsense: if I can see my breath on the air, it's too cold to go out running. It's just too cold. 

Anyway.
The offending toe,
second from right.

I ran outside at lunchtime today, in the chill and the mist. Got two miles down in a nice time, given that it was very cold and there were also hills in my route. (They're unavoidable, really, since my office is essentially on top of a hill.) Oddly enough today the uphills were actually better than the downhills: my knees did not particularly like the steep slopes down.

But I am beginning to fall apart. Aside from the bad left knee and the bad right ankle, I now have a problem toe to fuss over as well. I've got a bruise or a blister or something under the nail... I didn't notice it at all during the run today, but when I put my smart work shoes back on afterwards they definitely pressed on it the wrong way and sent me limping around the office. Sigh.

You do hear stories about people losing toenails during marathon training and so on... I don't want to lose my toenail. I didn't sign up for that... >:-(

Running, eh? Bad for you. Definitely. 

2 comments:

Alison said...

Noooooooooooo!!! You've been doing so well don't let an ickle icky nail get in your way :-s
Must be all those downhills :(

Iain said...

If it is not your big toe, I have read that you can safely cut it off and it will grow back.
Or is that only for starfish..?
Best check before you crack open the toolbox...