With a Wink and a Nod

This weekend my training fell apart.  I missed my weekend long run, but in my defense, I had a really good reason.  I was planning on running on Sunday, but on Saturday my left eye was really hurting me.  It was red and watery, and stung terribly.  I was on a bus to Philly to visit my best friend Neha, and when I arrived, I took out my contact and it started to feel a little better.  By Sunday morning though, it was worse.  The pain was so awful that Neha suggested we get it checked out at Wills Eye Hospital.  After being examined by two residents and an attending physician, it was determined that I scratched my cornea.  The doctors think that some foreign object became lodged under my contact, and when I rubbed my eye I scratched my cornea.  Today I am finally starting to feel a little better, but it's hard to look at a computer screen or my cell phone for too long.  I can't wear a contact in my left eye for awhile - at least a week. 

My first thought when I found out that I couldn't put my contact in was how the heck am I going to run this week?  I am blind as a bat without my contacts, but my glasses aren't exactly cut out for running.  My brother Jonathan suggested that I wear one contact - in my good eye, obviously - so that I can at least see where I'm going.  I tried it today and it was a little fuzzy and headache-inducing, but not as bad as I thought it was going to be.  Unfortunately, this week is an increase in mileage, so it's going to be a lot of one-eyed running.  I really felt like I was winking at everyone on the running path this morning!  I guess that'll just be my style this week.

This week's training plan -
Monday: 4 miles
Tuesday: 7 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: Spin
Friday: 7 miles
Saturday: 14 miles
Sunday: Much deserved rest!