It's pretty painful and it looks strange. I ran into a friend in the neighborhood this morning and she was like "Uhh...is that from the race?" when she saw my neck.
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| I wonder how long this will take to fade |
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| The back of my neck is bonier than I imagined |
Also, Alyssa sent me this picture and it cracked me up. How I really felt about standing up after we finished 31 miles:
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| If Eeyore ran a 50K |
I took the baby and the dog for our customary 2 mile walk this morning and I swear a walk hasn't felt like such hard work since I was massively pregnant. I actually walked with my friend who is 9 months pregnant for a bit and I was like "Now THIS is the perfect pace for a walk!".I have fun things in store for today like taking the baby to Target for groceries (which is an awesome idea post-race, but we need baby formula) and trying to stay out of the heat. Isn't time for fall yet?
is that a giraffe in the first picture?
ReplyDeleteLoL. I love your reference to Eeyore. I love Eeyore.
ReplyDeleteOuch that looks painful! I've had some serious issues with chaffing to the point where I let out a scream in the shower because I didn't notice it until then.
ReplyDeleteThat Eeyore picture is SO funny! My sympathies for the chafing - my hydration vest did that to me one time on my shoulder blades (right where my bra strap hit, of course) and I was miserable for about a week.
ReplyDeleteYikes, that "hickey" looks like it hurts! I NEVER got "hickeys" or scabs until I started training for my marathon - now I get them all the time. And, I never know that I have one until I take a shower and it burns like hell. Ahhh, the joys of being a runner :)
ReplyDeleteIt's good that your friends' first reaction to the chaffing is that it's a running injury - mine would immediately assume it was an atrocious hickey and I would never hear the end of it.
ReplyDeleteEric actually came into the shower to check on me due to the screaming yesterday. Surprisingly, I DON'T have a hickey, which is my usual one. But my sports bra line is BAD, as well as the place we discussed yesterday. I tried to take a picture but my pale, never seen sunlight skin just reflected the flash. That picture seriously cracks me up. I was planning to go for a run today but walking the kids to the bus nearly killed me so I am going to have to be one of those annoying treadmill walkers. If we'd had this weather yesterday I would have DNF'd for sure.
ReplyDeleteOuch! That looks painful:( I say just stick with smelling like a baby if the Butt Paste is working!
ReplyDeleteRemember how I don't wear hydration vests or a water belt? That would be why. The less I wear, they less chafing possible.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap, that looks awful! Are you sure you didn't contract some kind of tree herpes from being in the woods for hours?
ReplyDeleteThat looks painful! Eeek! Smelling like a baby's butt would be fine by me if it took the pain away!
ReplyDeleteEeek!! That seriously looks majorly painful!!
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