One was of my FILTHY blistered foot & leg. Everyone thought I was showing off my tan line in this shot. I do have a slight tan line starting, but that's pretty much all dirt you see there at the sock line. Who knew running a marathon was so....dirty?
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| If you click to enlarge the image, you can see the gnarly blister on the inside of my big toe. *pop* |
The other image was of me in the bathtub. No worries, though. I'm fully clothed because I can't tolerate getting into icy water naked. During that bath, I went from bored to happy to crying. My emotions were all over the place. I looked up during one of my cry baby spells, and realized I could see myself in the little overflow drain cap thingy. When I realized how ridiculous I looked sitting in the tub fully clothed, I cracked up laughing & had to capture a picture of myself. (It seemed like a good idea at the time.) If you look closely, you can see hair, dirty, grass, all kinds of stuff floating around in the water. None of that stuff was in the tub before I stepped into it. Again, who knew running a marathon was such a dirty task?
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| If you click the image it will enlarge & you can see all the gunk floating in the water. |
After a long race, I always do an ice bath. What works best for me is cold tap water & an entire bag of Epsom salt. I stay in for at least 20 minutes. That day, I stayed in for a solid 30. I started to worry I wouldn't get back OUT of the tub, but I managed somehow. My daughter walked into the bathroom as I was getting out. She looked at me like I was nuts, and asked why I was bathing while wearing running clothes. Bless her heart. She thought I had finally lost my mind. She may be right.
{Side Note: The salt doesn't melt all the way since I'm using cold water. I leave the rest in the tub so I can use do it all over again later or the next day. Luckily, my tub and shower are separate, so I can get away with doing so.}
Anyway, just wanted to share those two images before they're lost forever in my phone. :)
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