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June 6, 2006
Blight of the Blister
I found myself worrying about my blister today seeing as how I wanted to run this afternoon and I knew my shoe was going to hurt. Then I was thinking that if my blister is my biggest concern for the day, life isn't so bad afterall. :) I actually thought of paging one of the wound care nurses to see what they suggested in terms of dressings but instead settled for a consult with my co-workers. They suggested a little vaseline, band-aid and then tape. There are several mothers in the group and I often find that mothers in general know the answers to all questions. Genius!
Although my blister is getting better there is one little part, a crease almost, that keeps breaking open when I flex my foot. The mornings are the worst because all night the thing heals up and gets dry and then when I rip it open in the morning....OUCH! It's getting better though...I just have to be patient. And with that - I've talked more about this blister than anyone (including myself) would ever want to read.
Onward...
When I got home from work I sat down on my bed, then laid back, then 30 minutes later woke up and wondered what happened! No problem, just a little later start than usual. :) I started with a bike ride - my 21 mile out and back course that's relatively flat with just a few smallish hills. When I started I decided that I wasn't as recovered from my long ride on Saturday as I thought. The quads were tired. But as I got rolling I felt pretty good. I averaged 18.25 MPH, my fastest time yet. Oh, did I forget to mention that it absolutely POURED down rain for about 5 minutes in the middle of the ride? It was so sunny and bright I didn't even believe it was rain at first...but indeed it was. It stopped quickly but unfortunately I was pretty wet and my socks, of all the things I was wanting to keep dry, were soaked. Oh well. What can you do?
I got home and had a little longer transition than normal to my run since I ran in the house to get new socks. I couldn't risk running in wet socks with my blister. I got my shoes on and was pretty pleasantly surprised by how my blister felt. I could definitely tell it was still there but it wasn't too painful and I could run just fine. It doesn't seem to look much worse for the wear now after the fact either. Now it has a couple more days until my next run to continue healing. Regardless, I ran for 30 minutes and felt okay, not great but not horrible. It was about 80 degrees out so I felt pretty hot when I was running but otherwise can't complain.
I can't believe my first triathlon is only 1.5 weeks away!! It seems like I've been training for this forever but now that's it's here I'm nervous. There's a lot to think of in a triathlon vs just a running race. Lots of gear and the transitions - oh the transitions! It will be fun though. And afterwards we will be on vacation for a whole week visiting my parents in South Carolina, so regardless of the outcome of the tri, life will be good!
Posted by beth at June 6, 2006 8:29 PM
Comments
Wow, I can't believe your first triathlon is so soon! You've been preparing for it forever, though, so you must be so excited!
Posted by: Meghan at June 6, 2006 8:55 PM
Remember Missy at CMU. She would use liquid bandaids on her blisters all the time. Why I remember this I do not know. They would keep the blister from reopening each time. Good luck!
Posted by: Nadine at June 7, 2006 9:22 AM
CVS has clear blister covers that are supposed to stay on your foot for days while the blister heals. DO NOT USE THEM!! they have failed me twice. they don't stay on, get dirty, and just rip the blister cover off in the process....
Posted by: Audrey at June 7, 2006 4:43 PM