So, first, a quiz -- what is this:
A land mass on Mars?Evidence of Swine Flu?
Lets call this Challenge #1 -- its a blister, measuring about the size of quarter on each heel.
This beauty grew exponentially from February to April -- even with my $SUPER PRICEY SNEAKERS$ it kept growing and growing. Afraid that I'd detonate my foot, I tried every type of band aid out there, to no avail.
Lesson #1 Two pairs of socks....I guess my shoes were too loose. It worked. I am now blister free.
Challenge #2 -- Gas and protecting the innocent
As many runners know, diet matters. What I didn't know is what happens when you eat a banana only and then decide to jog six miles. During this time your intestines are protesting along with every other body part. The difference is that the intestines have a voice.
Now with out getting too graphic, let me describe the scene. it is an Idyllic run in Tacoma's Ft. Nisquallly Park. Julie and I are typically alone, due to chronic lateness of start and slowness of step. So, I am free to, um, let nature take its course during my runs. I even tend to add a little skip to the event for humor effect ( jogging can get dull without humor). All of this gives me the appearance of having a jet-booster....which is a funny thing.
That is until someone pulls up behind you.
I let one of my little boosters fire this sunny morning, and sure enough a lady came up right beside me, right as I came down from a little hop. My wife scurried to the other side of the road and slowed down, pretending, rightly so, to not know me.
"That guy, nope, not mine...." I could almost hear Julie mutter.
The young lady who I inadvertently blasted kept jogging, seemingly not noticing, but its hard to believe that a skipping, gaseous, 40+ year-old man could be ignored that effectively.
This is all very embarrassing - but it gets worse.
The very next day, we're sitting down preparing for the Sunday events at Church and, well, you know...the same lady who was affected by my jet wash was now sitting 4 feet in front of me and my wife. She gratefully was (or pretended to be) oblivious to my transgressions against her merely 24 hours prior.
Lesson: Be cautious before any jet-boosting happens, and try to eat better in the morning.
Challenge #3 - Chaffing
Don't worry dear reader, I won't include pictures on this one. Well, I will, but only of the product that relieved the friction that occurs when you're jogging literally for hours.
May God bless the men and women who invented these wonderful items:
Lesson: Buy these things
And, what would we do without Spandex?
Sneakers are so very important. Go to a jogging store (RoadRunner) and plunk down a Benjamin for something like this:
We've done up to 10 mile events using these items, so don't laugh! Okay, you can laugh....but only at me. Next posting....What Happens When Joints Go Bad.
- Joe "Jet Pack" Fecarotta
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