training stalled by dog bone injury -- by abby

friday night frida got me up at about 3am to go outside. as i was stumbling and groping back to bed in the dark, i stepped on a dog bone -- not a rawhide, but a real honest-to-god piece-of-cow-leg dog bone -- and it put a nice gash right in the meaty part of the ball of my left foot.

it's a nasty wound, about 3/4 an inch across and about 1/4 inch deep. i was able to cover it with the still-attached skin, so it's not as bad as it could have been. still -- ack. so. my mom made me take a picture to send her.

yesterday i could barely put weight on it (and i am tough, people! i could saw my own arm off it meant saving my life! i do not complain about injuries!). i covered it with two second skin bandages and this morning it's slightly less tender, but i think there's no way i'm running on it. the roads are snowy/icy, and it was already going to be a tricky run without the hole in the bottom of my foot. i'm kinda bummed. it's actually going to be above 10 degrees and kinda sunny today and i was looking forward to my run despite the road conditions, and plus it's christmas eve and all. and, i feel like a couch potato already for missing what will be 4 days in a row. nevertheless. i guess i better play it safe/smart and let this thing start to heal so i have at least one more good week of running before the big race. maybe i'll do pilates or something.

in other news, i've been eyeing these "icebug" shoes for a while, but i've only been able to find them starting at size 7. what gives?


*******2 WEEKS TILL RACE DAY!!!!!!*********