Pre-Race Drama: Plantar Wart Wounds

Well, it's 2 days before our big weekend of races, so of course there's a little drama. Damn it.

WARNING! GROSS FOOT PHOTOS AHEAD!

About 6 weeks ago, I had a sore spot on my toe. I looked closely, and I found a HANDFUL of plantar warts on the end of 2 toes on my right foot, along with 2 on the bottom of my foot. I hadn't had any plantar warts for YEARS, and suddenly I had a crop of them.

I treated them with the the "freeze" stuff. In the past when I've had a few on the bottom of my foot, I've used the "pads," but there was no room for the pads at the end of my toes.

I re-treated them nearly 2 weeks ago, thinking that would give them plenty of time to heal up before the races this weekend. About a week ago, they were still achy, and they looked like this:

Two blistered treated plantar warts.

After an easy run with Charlie on Tuesday, both of those blisters fell off to reveal super sore and tender thin skin underneath. Here's what they looked like about 4-5 hours after they fell off:

Ouch. In my office after my class.


The view from above. There's another sore on the right side of my 2nd toe
that faces the visible wound. They rub together when I walk. Awesome.

I tried to keep my shoes off at home to let them "dry up" and heal some more. They were sore, but I could walk normally if I tried. Yesterday, when the boys were napping, I got an updated photo:

That whole white area is peeling away from my toes. Yuck.

So I'm hoping these bad boys don't cause me any pain during the 10K, 5K, and/or the 10 Mile this weekend. If I was racing only 1 race, I wouldn't be too worried. But with these 3 races and over 20 miles of running in 2 days, I'm a little uneasy. Damn it. And even if the actual wounds are OK, it's still super achy all around the toe from (essentially) the frostbite I gave my myself, but the general achiness hasn't been a problem for running in the last 2 weeks.

Alright, time to race this weekend. Keep an eye on my twitter page all weekend long for updates. Here are some related posts:

- My predictions for how I'll do in the "Loony Challenge."
- Photos from the "new" TC 10 Mile route.
- Advice from last year's "Loony Challenge" winner regarding how to race 3 races in weekend.