Comments on chasing the kenyans: a taste for suffering

In the words of Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs on t...

2009-07-19T16:14:38.679-04:00

In the words of Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel (one of my favorite shows), who dealt with a girl who was holding three snakes in her hand, and who helped him help the snake puke, "you are some wacky chick!" That is my reaction to your WANTING AND RUNNING 18 MILES on the treadmill. Holy crap, woman.

I can't wait to meet you in person, you fellow future Nerd Herder or is it Nerd Herd IRLer?

:-)

18 miles and treadmill in the same sentence? Wow. ...

2009-07-19T07:52:10.094-04:00

18 miles and treadmill in the same sentence? Wow. I'd rather chew my foot off! :)

Blister still there??? It wouldn't have lasted this long on me, I'd cut the skin off ages ago. Maybe have it checked out? But I suppose if you get antibiotics for your teeth it'll take care of whatever's in there too! (Maybe even show it to the dentist eh? Haha.)

You must have a lot of patience to be able to run ...

2009-07-15T16:23:50.692-04:00

You must have a lot of patience to be able to run that many miles on a treadmill. I can never picture myself running that many miles, let alone on a treadmill.

I think the thing on my toe skipped from blister to full on callous, and it's dark so there's blood underneath? Hopefully your's goes away soon..

Gosh1 I have to hand it to you...you get the award...

2009-07-14T23:12:56.894-04:00

Gosh1 I have to hand it to you...you get the award for dedication! 18 miles on the treadmill!

18 miles on a dreadmill...you ARE sick!! Glad you ...

2009-07-14T20:46:36.722-04:00

18 miles on a dreadmill...you ARE sick!! Glad you survived. Sorry to read about the blister situation. Vaseline (aka petroleum jelly) still works well for me controlling blisters. Nice "short" running mileage week, by the way! :-)

I am really impressed that you can run that far on...

2009-07-14T19:45:52.789-04:00

I am really impressed that you can run that far on a treadmill- I would die- I can barely do 2 miles!

I really hope the blister goes away and you do not have to throw a bday party for it!

good lord girl, you ARE nuts. my longest TM run w...

2009-07-14T12:54:48.577-04:00

good lord girl, you ARE nuts. my longest TM run was 11 and i havent been on it since. GAH i cant imagine that.

nice job on the "cutback" week :)

Ummm 18 miles on the treadmill I think makes you o...

2009-07-14T11:55:25.476-04:00

Ummm 18 miles on the treadmill I think makes you officially insane!

Nice job on the new mileage PR, check out Fixing y...

2009-07-14T11:28:48.657-04:00

Nice job on the new mileage PR, check out Fixing your Feet by John Vorhoff

I can't last 1 mile on a treadmill. And very ...

2009-07-14T11:11:01.529-04:00

I can't last 1 mile on a treadmill. And very nice work on the 64+ week. Impressive.

And to answer you question on my blog- I work in the marketing department of an A/E firm. I'm not a threat to put on a hardhat and stomp around a job site. No way they'd trust me to do that!

OK, yeah. 18+ on the 'mill. That's sick! :...

2009-07-14T09:33:12.566-04:00

OK, yeah. 18+ on the 'mill. That's sick! :-)

I wish I had some suggestions for the blister. That rots.

18.25 miles on the treadmill? You are a glutton f...

2009-07-13T22:35:16.554-04:00

18.25 miles on the treadmill? You are a glutton for punishment!! Nicely done.

Maybe...hopefully your blister will start to callous one of these days. That's happening to me on the side of my heel.

Duct tape has always been my cure for blisters, bu...

2009-07-13T20:42:21.353-04:00

Duct tape has always been my cure for blisters, but mine have been on my arch and easier to tape. The toe is harder. I'm surprised that after 3 months you haven't developed a callous there.

Oh, and I'll reiterate that you're nuts for running 18+ on the treadmill. That takes some crazy mental fortitude. Congrats!

On the treadmill? Are you okay?

2009-07-13T18:54:19.069-04:00

On the treadmill? Are you okay?

A taste? That 18-miler on the treadmill sounds lik...

2009-07-13T16:34:09.469-04:00

A taste? That 18-miler on the treadmill sounds like a whole meal to me (says a person who has done 16 before :-)

Bummer about the blister. I actually used to get one in a similar place but not for a long time since switching to Wright Socks and sizing up on my shoes. Maybe one of those toe caps that usually protect an injured toenail might help?

Long ago when I got engaged, my fiance encouraged ...

2009-07-13T16:01:32.998-04:00

Long ago when I got engaged, my fiance encouraged me to get a dog. She wanted to see how I would cope caring for a 'lil one. I guess it worked since now we're married 17 years with 2 kids.

You've got a fiance & a big ass blister. My advice to you is keep the guy, cut off the blister, and get yerself a puppy.
(Dog will be better running partner too (uhmm,,, that is compared to the ailment. I'm not making any judgements on fiance's running ability))

18 miles on the treadmill?! I did 16 once and thou...

2009-07-13T13:10:56.379-04:00

18 miles on the treadmill?! I did 16 once and thought I was going to go crazy. Dang girl!

Want me to bake your blister a cake in Boston? :-P Just kidding. That's strange that it's still around 3 months later! Definitely think about going to the doctor!

Eighteen on a treadmill? I would say you needed a ...

2009-07-13T12:19:30.192-04:00

Eighteen on a treadmill? I would say you needed a movie. But Chariots of Fire? How about Harold and Maude!? Uber booring!

I like B.o.B's idea of naming your blister. How abut George David Effen. That way you can refer to it as your "G D F'n blister".

(BTW - great job on the miles last week!)

By the way, I had a blister in the exact same spot...

2009-07-13T12:17:34.537-04:00

By the way, I had a blister in the exact same spot. It took about 1 1/2 months to harden up and then soften up and for the skin to come off. Those suckers are really hard to heal!!!

Woah girl you are very disciplined to run 18 miles...

2009-07-13T12:15:37.872-04:00

Woah girl you are very disciplined to run 18 miles on the dreadmill. WOW! Kudos to you!!

Sorry about your on-going blister. It seems you are doing everything possible to get rid of that sucker!!!

Have a great week!!!

18 miles on the dreadmill! Yikes, you're my he...

2009-07-13T12:08:11.241-04:00

18 miles on the dreadmill! Yikes, you're my hero. Kudos to you for getting it done, I don't think I'd have your strength. as for the blister... maybe getting it checked out is a good idea, but I use BodyGlide cuz I get blisters regularly, and seems to help a lot. Great running mileage despite the off week, here's to hoping this week is better :)

HOLY crap! 18 miles on the 'mill? I think th...

2009-07-13T10:24:46.326-04:00

HOLY crap! 18 miles on the 'mill? I think the farthest I've ever made it on the treadmill is 8 miles--and that was PURE TORTURE! I am in awe!

As for the blister--yikes! I might actually get it checked out by a doc, to be honest. At one point during my soccer days, I had a similar situation going on, and it turned out I had a staph infection, which left untreated can get pretty serious. I ended up being forced to take a couple weeks off from soccer to let it heal because I didn't get it checked out sooner. So yeah, it might be worth it to see a doc and find out if there's anything you can do to help and/or prevent infection.

Belated congrats on your mileage PR last week. I s...

2009-07-13T10:00:18.066-04:00

Belated congrats on your mileage PR last week. I set a mileage PR last week myself... but mine was 62K, not 62mi. :)

That is one persistent blister!

Wait... did you say you run 18 miles on the 'mill? Omg.

How did you last on the TM for 18 miles??? I think...

2009-07-13T08:18:43.180-04:00

How did you last on the TM for 18 miles??? I think I would have gone crazy. Great job.

Vaseline. Its cheap and simple. Just put some (im ...

2009-07-13T04:11:48.902-04:00

Vaseline.
Its cheap and simple. Just put some (im pretty liberal about the amount) on your hot areas before you put your socks on.
I got this from my old man when he was running marathons and what not years ago and I used it in the Marines to get by on 24 mile ruck marches and I use it today when I run, in fact Ill do it tonight before I run.

Give it a try.