For the past week and a half, I've been having some pain on the top of my right foot that's been off and on. There is still some fear of a stress fracture, but prodding the metatarsals does not produce any pain or discomfort whatsoever. The best way to describe it is the foot feels tight. I suspect it's a strained muscle, tendon or ligament.
Today was a test run after two days off (one was planned, one was not), since Tuesday's tempo run seemed to send it over the edge a bit. Today it felt just so-so. The most discomfort was in the first half mile, then it lessened, then it came back a little. I think the plan will be to proceed with extreme caution for the next several days (and beyond). Hopefully the ship will right itself soon.
Ran 2.1 miles @ 8:35/mile pace.
Paved roads.
Slightly hilly.
Mid 40s, sunny, windy.
Saucony Kinvara 2, shorts, short sleeved shirt, long sleeved shirt, beanie.
Hi Jamie,
ReplyDeleteA friend and team mate had the same sort of foot pain, luckily I'd been reading the blog of local elite runner Johnny Mellor.
He mentioned getting a pain over the top of his foot and got quite worried about it.
His physio told him the problem was a tight calf which caused a chain reaction through his tendon and foot arch.
CURE; simple stretch the calf's and roller them out.
My mate Ben tried this and his foot was fine within a couple of days!
http://www.runnerslife.co.uk/jonny%20mellor/blog/injuries/1020
Read the article here;
Hope things feel better quickly, Jamie!
ReplyDeleteOh, big thanks Rick! I'll definitely give that a shot. The domino effect really is quite remarkable with stuff like this, so I wouldn't be surprised.
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle. I'm sure it's nothing too big.