Not What I need Right Now

I have been having some issues with the second to little toe on my right foot.  It hurts when I run and then the day after it feels like its broken.  I am not sure if it is a stress fracture or what but it needs to go away so I can run my half marathon.  I have also been having issues with the toe next to my big toe on my left foot.  I keep getting a blister at the tip of my toe.  I bought new shoes and that didn’t help so I know its not the shoe its just me.

So today I decided to tape the toes on my right foot to see if that helps.  I also put a band-aid over the tip of my left foot toe with a piece of tape around it so the band-aid wouldn’t fall off.  Then I set out for a 10 mile run.  I was feeling good.  The toes felt pretty good.  I was on a role and feeling good.

I was almost to 5 miles and I then felt the band-aid on my left foot starting to hurt.  Just then I felt this sharp stabbing pain and it felt like my foot was on fire.  This stopped me dead in my tracks and I dropped to the ground.  I took my shoe and sock off to see what was going on.  The tape around the band-aid rubbed a blister on my big toe and the running rubbed the blister open and completely off.  There was no skin left on my big toe.  I took the tape and band-aid off and put my shoe and sock back on.  I needed to make it home.  I started to run and the pain was horrible.  I walked and the pain was even worse.  So I continued to run as best I could.  I then sent D a text to come pick me up.  I was not going to make it home.  I continued to run as much as I could.  If it hurt to walk on it I might as well run.  D picked me up at 5.33 miles.  I went home and tried to bandage my toe up.  Two band-aids and some meds later I set back out to finish my run.
I really was not sure if I was going to make it or not but I had to try.  The run was not fun by any means but I was able to do it.  I ran another 4.7 miles.  It hurt and it wasnt pretty but I did it.

1. 11:29
2. 10:59
3. 11:10
4. 11:47
5. 10:50
6. 11:59
7. 11:04
8. 11:44
9. 11:23
10. 11:20

10 miles in 1:54:09  11:24 min/mile

This is what my blister looks like.

It really hurts tonight.  Wonder how long before it heals?  This is really not what I need when my half marathon is a month away.

This is my well deserved post run breakfast.

Two eggs, toast and ham.  Yummy!

Did you get a long run in this weekend?

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