and this little piggy...

as in my little pinky toe[nail]...went bu-bye!

i think the initial aggravation happened during a run last week, but saturday's mudfest at DSG (report coming, i promise!), entailing 3+ hours of slogging through the mud while carrying my bike, is what did it in. oh, and the 2:45hr run the next day just confirmed it all.. every step around raccoon, with what felt like an ice pick in my lil toe. OUCH! i investigated that night, finding a blister under the nail. i drained it, but no relief came, so i figured there was another further up that just wasn't safe for me to get to.

so, off to my rock/creek teammate chad's wife, lisa, who is a podiatrist. she fixed me up quick! since the nail was small, she figured the best thing to do (with the quickest healing time) would be to extract the entire thing. ICK! she ensured me the bandages should be reduced to a simple band aid tomorrow (for ease of navigating the airport - on my way to CO!), and that i should be totally fine to run the Scenic City Trail Marathon next weekend. fingers crossed!