you'd never guess i had such pudgy feet, would you? |
I think I fractured my toe 10 days ago. I was Stand up paddleboarding in Puerto
rico. Trying to get out through the surf I lost my balance as a wave crashed on
the board and hopped off into what I’d assumed was deep water. Unfortunately, this particular break
was a reef break and I jumped into inches, not feet, of water.
The day after the accident my toe was slightly swollen and
black and blue along its entire length.
Although I could still bend it slightly, doing so was pretty
painful. And although I was on
vacation, I still wanted to be active, and had planned on doing a short hard
run every other day (the hills from our vacation rental in Rincon were short,
steep, and perfect for my style of training!). I figured I’d give it a go.
The downhill was very painful (slap, slap) and the uphill
moderately so. Luckily, the whole
episode only lasted about 15 minutes.
By the time it got uncomfortable enough that I started feeling pretty
stupid - you know, the point where
the ‘hey, running with a fractured toe might not be a great idea’ realization
hits – I only had about 5 minutes to go.
And feeling stupid for five minutes is ok by me.
So despite my injury, I managed to maintain my efforts
during my Caribbean stay. Although
I suppose it may take me a little longer to heal, I’m not worried either. Seems like I’ll be easily able to train
right through this minor detail in a way I doubt I’d be able to were I feeling
the need to log 40 miles a week or something. Sweet.
I personally think that red is definitely your color!
ReplyDeleteGood bye toenail! Your foot looks like it belongs to someone with greater girth than you.
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