C25K Day Three

C25K Day Three has been completed. My phone is getting on a bit, though, and the app was misbehaving all the way round; crashing, freezing, starting again, skipping to different days. I'm not entirely certain how much I did but it felt about right.

I was going to go for another run today but I've had rather an unfortunate allergic reaction to an insect bite. I'm not sure how it happened, I was wearing jeans and boots all day on Saturday, but some nasty bugger still managed to get in there and bite me about 10 times. Since then, it's got redder, more swollen, tight, hot, painful skin and now I have blisters! It's so painful, it hurts whenever I tense up my shin, so that includes walking and, of course, running. Have a beautiful photo. The white and shiny bits is cream that I've put on it to try and calm down the anger.



The photo doesn't do it justice, it's a lot worse than it looks :o( I went to the pharmacy to ask for some advice and the lady took one look at it and instructed me to go to the doctor! If it's still the same, or worse, tomorrow, then I will do. I've been taking anti-histamines and ibuprofen and slathering it in antiseptic cream, but all to no avail.

In splits news, du-du-duuuu, I'm over an inch closer to the floor already, on both sides! I've only been doing it for about a month so I'm really pleased with the progress there :o)

Vaccinated

This morning I had my vaccinations against hepatitis A, diptheria, typhoid, tetanus and polio in the form of three injections. I was also expecting rabies but I'm not sure why I didn't get that; I couldn't ask at the time either as I forgot which other one I was expecting. I also have to go back and have tick-borne encephalitis which is going to cost me £40! Thankfully all the ones I had this morning I got for free. Go go gadget NHS!

All day my arms have felt like they're made of lead. You know when you've been sleeping on your arm and it feels all heavy and floppy and dead? Yeah, that, but with a whole lot more aching with it. I also had a bit of a do in the supermarket where I suddenly felt nauseous, hot and dizzy. I thought I was going to faint or throw up or both. Thanksfully I did neither but it wasn't very pleasant. But anyway, my vaccinations are another item of preparation to tick off my list!

I was supposed to go for a run today but I decided it probably wasn't the best idea so I'll go tomorrow instead. Tonight I'll still do my stretches for the splits, and will do so every night.

I also had a delivery (well, four deliveries) of more stuff for my kit; water purification tablets, rehydration sachets, a water bladder thing and diarrhoea tablets. After I'd ordered them, Amazon asked me if I would like to share the fact that I'd just bought diarrhoea tablets with my Facebook friends. Oh yes please, I'm sure they'd love to know that!