big toe

It looks like I will be losing my right big toe nail in the coming weeks.  On Tuesday evening I had 45 minute gap from when I dropped the boys off at basketball practice and my meeting at the TLC.  I decided that I would go for a run around the track; I haven’t run since I detached my retina.  Maybe it was the nearly new runners (I think I have only worn them twice before) or the length between my last runs but I injured my big toe. 

The 45 minutes of sprinting, running, jogging and walking around the track seemed ok.  I felt great, was only winded when I sprinted but recovered quickly.  However, when I finished, I noticed that my toe was hurting.  After removing my sock I can see that it was black under my nail.  I was driving that toe into my shoe and with every step I was compressing it.  I will have to exam the way the runners fit my feet and my technique to why this happened and why just my right foot and not my left.  Am I compensating because of another injury?  Was it because the track direction was clockwise?   Regardless of why this happened, the more important thing is this is another step towards mastery: building on what I have and making it better.  Looking forward to my next run.

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