first of all - BIG CONGRATULATIONS to sydney, chris and maggie higgins for welcoming (finally!) gabriel raymond higgins to their (and our) family. lil' gabe, if pictures are any indication, appears to have the large and loud higgins' mouth and is sure to fit right in.
the picture is for those anxiously awaiting my peep creations...
best run ever tonight!!! i could feel it coming, i was jonseing for it all day long. i ran a nice 5.35 mile loop, over to 33rd, up to prescott, back down to 15th, then down to fremont, over to 7th, down to hancock and back home. 33rd has a pretty killer hill up to fremont. i felt strong and confident. got up the hill no problem and just kept running. i'm thinking about bloomsday. i know the hill is at the end of the race. me? i like to get the hard part out of the way first. pisser.
i think i'll do a short run tomorrow, and then relax on friday in preparation for the 10K on saturday. i'm not about time, i'm just about completion. tonight's run - what turns out to be an 8.6K run, took a little less than an hour. i'm still hovering at 10 to 11 minute miles. but i'm not bothered. as i was running i felt intensely proud that i can now run. whenever and wherever i want.
readers' poll - an ouchy blister has developed on the inside of my second toe in from my big toe on my right foot (would this be the index toe??). it rubs against my big toe when i run, and this blister forms - this is the second one in the same spot. i have 3 days before this race. let it be and hope it goes down? gently pop and drain it and schmear it with antibiotic cream and wear a bandage? what say you, hoi polloi?
so, body mods...yeah, um...more on that later ;-)
4 comments:
well you guys are useless! so the blister advice i've read online says if the blister is painful, drain it. so i shall.
PEEPS!!! YEAH!!!
I always pop my blisters, ALWAYS.
Just hold your horses there sister. I don't get to check your fun little site until the evening following your post. Hence, my lagging blister advice.
I picked up a blister Saturday on my ring toe on the side adjacent to my pinky toe. It popped on its own, and I've been nursing it all week. What's worked for me is Bag Balm and a small band-aid. I was able to run hard Monday and Wednesday with it. If you remember back to the Buzzard Roost trip, the moleskin stuff worked really well. Either way, I agree with the pop and drain. I think as long as you dress it before the run, it'll be OK.
BTW, nice job on the run. When I heard you were going on a "long" run Wednesday, I thought about your boredom comments. Glad to hear more excitement this time. I look forward to trotting with you on Saturday! Followed by food, beer, and BEAVER FOOTBALL!!!
If a blista get a attitude
Pop it like it's hot
Pop it like it's hot
Pop it like it's hot
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