Feet

I cut my pinky toe a couple days ago. I didn't think much of it at the time, but it is causing me problems! The day I cut it I went for a nice long run in the beautiful fall countrysided. By the time I got home it my sock was bloody. The next day was a cross training day, so I decided to take it easy with a short, child friendly hike. By the end of the hike my foot was in pain. By the time I got home I couldn't walk. As long as I am bare foot it doesn't bother me, but shoes seem to open it back up. I took the day off yesterday to give it a chance to heal. It really bugged me to do so. I'm so close to loosing 30 lbs. and breaking another scale marker. I looked into buying special band-aids that would protect it better, but I couldn't in good conscious spend $5.00 on 6 band-aids. Today I wrapped another band-aid around it, strapped on my shoes and prayed really hard for my feet (the other foot has deep, cracked heals). It worked (did I doubt that it would?), but after the run they hurt. My socks are bloody again... What to do?

I ran on the treadmill today. The cold is scaring me away from my beloved county roads. It's dark and windy in the mornings. We had freezing temperatures this morning. So sad. I look forward to Saturday when I can run later in the day, in the golden fall afternoon. The air is crisp, the light is a warm glow, the fields are beautiful. I can't wait!