Toeing the Line

There's nothing like having to change your monthly goals on the third day of the month. But that's what I had to do yesterday when I did this (the bruised toe, not the dirty ones or the freckle): It didn't even happen while I was doing something fun or crazy. I was just walking from the livingroom to the kitchen and the leg of a chair jumped out in front of my toe. Based on how quickly it became a chubby little sausage and changed colors, I am highly suspicious it is broken. According to the trusty old Internet, I could be looking at six weeks before it is feeling completely back to normal if it is indeed broken. I guess only time will tell. But time I do not have. I have a half marathon in less than a month. So once the pain subsides a little, hopefully sooner than later, I will be slipping on my running shoes. Until then, I have a feeling I will be spending some time on the bike and doing modified P90X Core Synergistics. This won't be an excuse to be lazy. It's just a little bump in my running road.

Now that I made you look at a picture of my foot, here's a more pleasant picture:

Alicia, Me, Farrah

I had an awesome time with Alicia and Farrah when we had a little blogger meet-up to see My Run last week. Since you've probably read enough reviews on other running blogs or maybe even saw it yourself, I'll just give you a few quick thoughts. Loved the reminder of how mental running really is. And how much you can overcome physically if you can get through it mentally. I so need to master that in my own running. Didn't love that he doesn't run anymore. That was very disappointing. But at least I walked out of the theater wanting to push and challenge myself more.

Then I stubbed my toe. Not exactly the challenge I had in mind.