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March 10, 2006
Looking Better
On Wednesday I had an appointment with a sports medicine doctor to take a look at my blistered foot. He basically said (I can never remember what they say) that I did a number on my foot. Even though I didn't feel like I was, he thinks I was compensating for my smaller blister, which made me land differently. The blister is deep and multi-layered, so I need to let it fully heal before I start running again. He thought it would take at least 10 days. It's been 2 days since I saw him and my foot looks significantly better. I can put full pressure on it now too! I know, I know. I'll wait it out. He also mentioned that runners can be stubborn, but we already know that. So, I've been riding a stationary bike. Yuck! My butt hurts like hell. I'm looking into a temporary membership at a gym with a pool, so I can mix some pool running in with the biking. For now I'll continue biking. It's too bad the weather's in the 50's.
Posted by Caitlin at March 10, 2006 7:17 AM
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My sister spent part of her first week of college in the hospital due to a blister which got infected. I'm glad yours is getting better, but go easy on it. If you really get your heart rate up (as high as you would if you were running) while crosstraining, you won't lose much running fitness in 10 days. And by the time the marathon rolls around, it won't make a difference.
Having a blister isn't fun, but it's so much better than being injured.
Posted by: Alison at March 10, 2006 8:21 AM
Oh Caitlin!
I'm so sorry to hear about your awful blister! From all accounts (from you, Becky, Mary, and Alison), it sounds like you were a real trooper to run through all that pain! I bet you are in much better shape than your race time indicates, if you'd been running sans blister!
Take care of your foot and I hope the biking goes well! I love biking, well, second to running!
Posted by: Meghan at March 12, 2006 10:16 PM