Today’s Run:  2.05 miles

I have made a discovery.  Toenails are overrated.

I (thanks to last weekends race) am losing three toenails.  The two next to my big toes have been causing me grief for a couple of months and are a lovely shade of black.  The big toe on my left foot is aggressively leaving my toe without the drama of color variations.  Bummer.

I found these things called toe caps.  I purchased them through roadrunnersports.com (an excellent site by the way).  They really work well.  They are a silicone sleeve that you slide over your toe.  They are soft and you can cut them to fit your toe.  Anyway, my two toes that have been causing me discomfort for a while have been managed with the use of these toe caps.  I have never had any problems with my big toes until this past weekend.

The hills on the half marathon course were unbelievable!  Steep up and steep down~for 13.1 miles.  THAT is why my toes are in such sad shape.  No reflection on the toe caps.  If I had not had those, I shudder to think…ick.

So, now that you all feel much closer to me now that I have shared this with you, I will close with this comforting thought~we have another race this weekend.  It is just a 5K but there are more hills.  Hope my toe caps hold!