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06 February 2011 ~ 25 Comments

So, you’ve ripped off your toenail?

On Monday, January 31 I ripped the toenail off my left big toe.  It was a freak accident, one of those things that you can’t really replicate in your mind how exactly it happened… but the general gist is that I opened a door, smacked it into my toe somehow, the toenail popped up at [...]

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31 January 2011 ~ 18 Comments

Not What I Planned!

This is not what I planned… in so many ways! I’m feeling like I’m past the worst of my bronchitis and was really looking forward to getting out running again.  I had come up with a plan to start working on my New Year’s resolution of having more fun with workouts and was going to [...]

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24 August 2010 ~ 21 Comments

Review: Salonpas

I was recently sent a few Salonpas patches to try. I had to wait until I had some pain to use them though… that’s weird huh, to wish for pain? Alright, so maybe I wasn’t exactly wishing for pain… maybe just a slight soreness. But after my trail run on Saturday, my ankle was feeling [...]

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05 July 2010 ~ 16 Comments

Evolution of Road Rash

My face is healing up, remarkably fast. [Read about the fall] I’ve been taking photos of the face wounds each day and it’s surprising to me how big the changes are from day to day. It did get a little worse before it got better. I still have scabs on my right wrist and right [...]

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21 October 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Doc Results #1

I went to the doctor today for my shin.  She found a couple pretty tender spots on my shin (as indicated by my yelling, “OW! Don’t push there!” as she checked things out) and her first reaction was, “There’s definitely something wrong there!” She said her first instinct is either shin splints or a stress [...]

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18 October 2009 ~ 16 Comments

Ouchie!

This morning I met some good friends at a local park for a long run. We had 10 miles on tap, and truthfully, I was feeling a little bit like I would be slacking if I ran “only 10″. Especially considering my miles had already been lower this week. I took Monday and Tuesday off, [...]

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