Blisters and running rewards

Check out my super duper awesome blisters I got from running this weekend!  I could feel the one on my right foot (your left, in the picture below) creeping up with a few miles left to go, so that was tons of fun.  I also made the mistake of popping both blisters before I got in the shower.  Rookie move!  Now I'm walking funny on my right foot and my right leg hurts.  Total win, all around, right?

But here's something that makes those blisters (and the inner thigh and upper under arm chafing, YUCK) all worthwhile: the Voortman's Tea Ring Sugar Cookies that the St. Francis Hospital (I think it's them) gives out to the runners after the race.  These are my favorite immediate-post-race treat (I have many favorite post-race treats), and when I was in line this year, I totally asked the girl to give me "a lot".  She gave me 6, and I savored every single one of them!

Here's my favorite fast-food post-race treat.  A nice #1 combo from Chick-Fil-A, and they were nice enough to give me a heart-shaped chicken this year to show me how much they love me, hahaha.  After I was done getting cleaned up and relaxing for a few, it was off to the mall for some chicken, waffle fries, and lemonade, YUM YUM.