Hellacious Blister

Two runs to note here, since my last post....

Friday, lunch time.  Decided to run in the heat of the day (mid 80's, hot, and humid).  Since I haven't acclimated to the heat yet, what's the best way to run? Right in the middle of the day!  No, not really.  It sucked. Big time.  I ran in my 5Fingers, thinking that I could increase my mileage in them by now.  However, I  knew I was in trouble because at 1.3 miles (while stopping at a light), I noticed that I already had hot spots on my feet where I usually get blisters on longer 5Finger runs.  This didn't bode well for my 5-miler...  At mile 4, I had to start walking... a lot, because my left foot was hurting really bad.  When I got back, I confirmed that I had a *huge* blister that went across two toes (in width) *plus* major bruising underneath the blister. When I popped it (I had to... I could hardly walk on it), it streamed a bloody pus (sorry, were you eating?) like a hose for a few seconds.  It didn't just dribble; it shot out! yuck.  Anyway, it still hurts to walk on and I think I bruised my foot as well, because...

Yesterday, I ran around 6:30 pm.  Again, it was hot and humid (around 84 at run time).  Still sunny, still very humid (the weather guy said it was the most humid day of the year so far).  I was supposed to do 6, but the time of day, the heat, plus the foot bruising (and probably another blister I can't seem to pop) beat me out of it, and I lumbered in with 4 miles.  I was exhausted as well.  However, I got 24 miles in this week, which is good, as I'm gearing up for some sort of race in the fall, and I need to actually follow some sort of training plan.  Maybe a 1/2 marathon in October, maybe a trail long run (by myself), still dunno what, but either way, I need to start officially training for something.

This past week I also started watching what I eat.  Not a diet, per se, but tracking how many calories I eat during the day.  It has got me thinking just how much I snack, and I *am* trying to keep the calorie intake reasonable.  I even add 110 calories of total calorie input I should have that day for every mile I run (this has an extra incentive to run more!).  I could not keep a static calorie intake if I ran, say, 6 miles that day.  I would be exhausted (and starving).  Besides, after running 6+ miles at a time, I get ravenous about 3 hours later. Thanks to My Lovely Wife to helping me track my calories.