DA monster

Here it is, in all its glory, the monster. It's a beauty isn't it? This was taken after I attempted to drain it only I realized the next morning that I had drained the top blister, not the one underneat. So there is another one waiting to be taken care of... yep, I sure did a number on that one. What started as a blister on Wednesday morphed into a monster on Sunday.

Quite gross... even I find it gross to look at :)

Speculations are, right now, that it's a combination of shoes that are too big, socks that are not double lined, body glide that is not thick enough, stride that might not be consistent, and temperatures that are too high. To some people, I'm just a big drama queen that should really "shut the hell up" and be done with. To them I say, get one like that and come talk to me afterwards. but then these same people would probably grin and bear it, they would head out for a run even if their feet would scream in protest and their socks end up glued to the foot. Because they're strong!

Well, I'm not. I'm a fairweather runner. I don't run with pain. I run in the rain, snow, hail, freezing rain, thunderstorms but I don't run with pain. Pain scares me. Pain is what injured me. I don't want to get injured again. So if this stops me from accomplishing fabulous and fantastic times while running, so be it. I do not care. I do not care to do a marathon under 4 hours. I do not care never to make it to Boston, I do not care anymore. I just want to run, for a long time, well, and remain as much injury free as I possibly can. I want it to be enjoyable, not something I MUST cross off my bucket list. I love being in training because it keeps me accountable but to obsess over it as I used to? No more.

So when my foot is better, hopefully tomorrow, I will put the shoes I was wearing when I joined the marathon group in April, the Zoot and head out for my run. They are not the best as they are stability shoes and they ended up making my PF flare a bit but it's ok until I can get the transitional shoes I've been wanting, like the Saucony Kinvara or some other kind of minimalist shoe. I have the Merrell Pace Glove but it's a little too minimalist for now.

Stay tuned... I will conquer that. I'm determined, I'm stubborn and I can do it. All I need is find the right shoes :)