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Broken toe? NO!

In a massive change of fortune, I am now assuming that I did NOT break my toe. I jammed it pretty badly and on Sunday it sure hurt like I did some awful damage to it, but I don’t think it’s actually broken. (I haven’t had a X-ray, so I’m just going by “feel”.)

By yesterday afternoon the swelling had gone down a lot and at this point almost all the swelling is gone. There’s still a nice band of technicolor bruising around the base of the toe and a light bruise covering a good chunk of my foot. It’s also still a little painful to walk on and tender to the touch, but so so so much better than I feared. I went to the Griffith Park Brick tonight and did the ride portion, but instead of doing the run I just stayed on the bike and rode about 15 extra miles. Cycling felt fine; the only times it bothered me was when I went over a hard bump, which caused a momentary stab of pain to shoot through my toe. Tomorrow is a swim. Thursday is scheduled to be a long run, but I’ll play it by ear.

When I jammed it on Sunday, the first thing I thought of was how much it hurt. That thought was quickly replaced with a terrible fear that that was how my season was going to end. A broken toe, caused by walking into a wall? I would have been so damn pissed. Phew!

Swim – July 6
Distance: 3,171 yards (2,900 meters)
Time: 1:00

Bike – July 7
Distance: 36.7 miles
Time: 2:02
Average heart rate: 126
Course: Griffith Park
Conditions: Sunny and hot, mid 70’s