I have very few excuses that will actually get me out of jogging.
Having a cold or other respiratory issue is one of them. Being
nauseous. Most often, having something fun to do and expecting to fit
in a run later in the week is the reason that I skip a jog. I expect, with my new job as a full-time
professor, that I'll have to skip a run sometimes to prepare for class.
But this morning's excuse is much less... substantial. I basically skipped my jog because of a blister.
See, I went hiking on Sunday. The description said it was "cross
country" hiking. I wasn't sure what that was, but I went anyway. In my
new running shoes. For this particular hike leader, "cross country"
hiking means off-trail hiking. Basically, we walked through a forest
straight up to a peak instead of using the windy trail. Running shoes
in the forest aren't that useful. I ended up getting a blister on my
big toe because my foot kept sliding sideways.
This morning, I jogged in place a couple times and realized that going
for a run would put a lot of pressure on that blister. So I skipped it. May be I should've jogged and made the blister worse, but I'm
choosing to try to let it heal for a few days. The only problem with this decision is that
I put on a pair of pants from my "too big" box and they fit. :( Oy vay,
I've gotta get active again!
