Went out in the early afternoon for a BFR and the trail which is wonderfully shaded earlier in the day is an inferno in the early afternoon. We're dealing with heat advisories in my area for the last couple of weeks and I was able to get 2 miles in before heading for the grass.
I had set a goal of 3 miles for the run. I did run most of the remaining mile in the grass but had developed a large blister on my right heel. I'm sure I wasn't doing any heel striking... must've been doing something wrong.
When I got home I thought for sure I had no skin on my feet and was suprised when I went to wash up and inspect them... only this heal blister and a raw spot where an older blister came lose in the crease of my second toe on my left foot. My feet were quite sore all night but were fine in the morning.
I drained that new heel blister and it was a brown fluid but drained well and seems fine now. My heel is still a bit tender but I'm planning on doing a slow run tonight again with the Couch 2 5k class.
I'm looking forward to meeting some area BFR'ers this weekend in Des Moines. I'm hoping to get some feedback on my form from people with more experience. After parusing the gross picture thread I've come to the conclusion that my feet look amazing in comparison to what some have experienced. I've yet to post any pictures of them... might get around to that soon.
Happy Running!
I had set a goal of 3 miles for the run. I did run most of the remaining mile in the grass but had developed a large blister on my right heel. I'm sure I wasn't doing any heel striking... must've been doing something wrong.
When I got home I thought for sure I had no skin on my feet and was suprised when I went to wash up and inspect them... only this heal blister and a raw spot where an older blister came lose in the crease of my second toe on my left foot. My feet were quite sore all night but were fine in the morning.
I drained that new heel blister and it was a brown fluid but drained well and seems fine now. My heel is still a bit tender but I'm planning on doing a slow run tonight again with the Couch 2 5k class.
I'm looking forward to meeting some area BFR'ers this weekend in Des Moines. I'm hoping to get some feedback on my form from people with more experience. After parusing the gross picture thread I've come to the conclusion that my feet look amazing in comparison to what some have experienced. I've yet to post any pictures of them... might get around to that soon.
Happy Running!