Location: Memorial Park Loop

Distance: 1.49 mi

Pace: 9:54

Ok, so in truth this run didn’t really count. When I got to Memorial Park, I went into the gym to change…..and realized that I had forgotten to pack my running socks. Auuuugh. I went ahead and put on my shoes and walked out to where Lee and Yong were.   Yong said she’d run without socks before, and I guess I was being too hopeful (besides, I was already at the Park) so I decided to go ahead and run. Besides, I could handle 3 miles, right?  Well, I should have remembered that Yong is an uber-runner (16 marathons last year?? hello??) so her feet can probably handle more things than us mere mortals.

I started off with Lee and Steve, who are both FAST.   I told Lee to run ahead since I was slower, and he said he was going to take it easy….though his “easy” is still a hard tempo run for me, I was glad for the workout.  Anyways, after the first mile, I started feeling some scratching on my foot. By 1.5 miles, I knew it was a blister. Crap.  I told Lee and Steve I had to stop, and once I did…OUCH.  Ugh. Lesson learned - don’t try running without socks.