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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Failure, disappointment, and bloody toes- view at your own risk!

After feeling so great about my training yesterday... I went for my run today with high hopes and a confidence that was bound to shoot me down eventually. In one word... Today was HARD! I had a speed workout today: 6 miles, 4 of which were to be run at 8:24 (my 1/2 marathon goal pace). Not so fast there bucko! Boy was it difficult! Whew!

It could've been the heat, the sun, lack of water... but no more excuses... time to take a step backwards in my interval training. We'll see what coach has to say! A minor disappointment, sure, but nothing that can't be fixed by an adjustment in my training.

In addition to the toughest run of my training, I had a "lovely surprise" when I took off my shoes! This leads me to a

TIP OF THE DAY: Cut your toenails frequently! Seems like common sense, right? But this girl ended her run with a nice sneaker and sock. The best part? I couldn't even feel it! Blame it on Adrenaline or just tough feet, but if you don't want to continue spending a fortune on new socks... Just cut those toenails! Haha


TRIVIA: For those of you who know me (or even those of you who don't)- What popular race was I running the last time this happened to my toes, but my feet were too numb from the cold to feel it? Quote of the race: "hmm... Why are my sneakers red? I guess we must've run through red paint or something!" <-- good thinking Kel

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6 comments:

Aunt Mary said...

is it working yet?

Kelly Buerster said...

got it!

Sue Buerster said...

oh boy...those are toesies that only a mother could love! And...I remember..you were running in the Turkey Trot in Buffalo on Thanksgiving Day! :) Love you Kel!

Sue Buerster said...

Yay!! Much easier to comment now!! :)

emily said...

TURKEY TROTT!!!! WOO

AUNT MARY said...

HOW ARE YOUR TOES TODAY?..CAN YOU STILL RUN WHEN THEY ARE CUT UP?........BE CAREFUL OF INFECTIONS! LOVE YOU BOTH!