Oh The Woe Of Runner's Toe

What can you say about a toe?  What can you say about this toe?

It's not pretty, that's for sure.  That's because it's a runner's toe.

How can you tell?

Read back a few sentences.

"It's not pretty."

Runner's feet are not a thing of beauty. 

A runner's style may be beautiful.  His form may be downright perfect.  He may hold the pace of a God on the long run, but his feet will never, ever be pretty.  

Nice feet?  Not a real runner.


Never had a black toenail or a hideous blister?  How about a foot so blue from running in the cold that you were accused of being a corpse?  Never happened to you?

Out with you, you fake, pretty footed pretender.  

You're not a real runner, I say to you.

Show me an ugly foot and I will show you a beautiful runner.


Next week we will cover runner's ankle. 

Run on, you grotesque footed adventurers, run on.

Upcoming Races:

Flight 3407 Memorial Race - Clarence Center - Saturday, June 5th, 9:30 AM

Salmon Run - Wilson, NY - Saturday, June 5th, 5:00 PM

Run For The Rosa's 5k and pancake breakfast - Cheektowaga - Sunday, June 6th, 9:00 AM

Upcoming Ultras:

Summer Beast Of Burden - Erie Canal, Lockport NY - Saturday,  August 21st, 10:00 AM

Oil Creek 100 - Oil Creek Park, PA - Saturday, October 16th

Links To Check Out:

Good Mood Foods
Essentials of Buddhism 
How To Become A Human Calender
 

Running Wet, Running Strong

"If you are already wet, you won’t care about the rain." -  Romanian Proverb

As I lay in bed listening to the rain, I think about what I will wear for our run today. 

Then I wonder -  what do non-runners think about when they wake up to the sound of rain on a Sunday Morning?

I'll bet they don't think about going outside for a long walk.

If they look out their window and see a group of runners sprinting by, are they thinking "good for them"?  More likely it's "What's wrong with those people?".


Either way, I'm glad I'm a runner.  And I'm especially glad that I run with nut jobs.  


Sometimes it means running unforgiving hills when your legs are tired.  Sometimes it means sweating out twenty miles in the summer heat and sometimes it means getting really, really wet.


But it is always fun and it is always worth it.

If you haven't already, give a nut job a hug today.

Upcoming Races:
SFC Race For A Cause - Thursday, April 29th, 6:30 PM
Grand Island Half Marathon - Saturday, May 1st, 10:00 AM

Nut Job Ultras:

Summer Beast of Burden

Oil Creek

Interesting Links To Check Out:

Life Is Far Too Short To Drink Cheap Beer

Nutrition and Your Mental Edge
50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do