Post Flying Pig injury (Read 904 times)

After running the flying pig marathon on Sunday I have a pain in my foot I don't understand. I can touch my foot but it does not hurt. Only when I walk on it do I feel any pain. It seems to be on the top of my right foot on the right side. Any ideas what it might be? At the end of the race my legs and feet were killing me. It was brutal.

It is hard to describe because I cannot push and find it. My foot feels better with my shoes and socks off. It seems to be on the top right side of my right foot. It is something new that I have never had before.

Check out the June 2007 issue of Runner's World. On pg. 81, Where does it hurt? shows the different parts of the feet and ankles. Maybe this will help you pinpoint the pain? The whole section (The Runner's Body is dedicated to the foot and ankle. It also offers tips for building stronger feet and ankles. Quick recovery, eh?

May be a Neuroma, but that usually hurts under the foot. Most likely it is a ligamentitis or a bruise (from the shoe laces tied too tightly), and may be an injury to an ossicle, one of the small round bones some of us have between the major bones. The good news is that all of these respond to ice, antiinflammatories and shoe loosening. Bearcat, when you tie your shoes, can you still get a finger in under the tongue?

Plantar fascia is on the bottom of your foot, not the top. With PF, the spot that is most painful is right under your heelball. The pain is worst at night and gets better when you use your feet.

Well that is not it then. Hmmm not sure what it might be but will continue to ice it, rest it and elevate it. Now sure how to compress it? It has three more days to heal itself other wise too bad. A man has to keep his running log going.

I am not a doctor, and I'm a relatively new runner compared to many that are here at RA. But I do have experience with a variety of sports related injuries on a personal level. The one piece of advice I have to follow (for myself) is this: Don't let pride get in the way of a proper recovery. It seems as though you are bent on running regardless of how you feel. I hope for your sake that this isn't a recipie for disaster. I know you have mentioned you're planning on some more marathons this year. If it were me, I'd figure out what the cause of the pain is, let it heal, and then resume training. If I couldn't go in October... well... there's always next year. I wish the best for you.

I don't think it is pride as much as stupidity . I don't think anytime you run 10 miles or more that you do have some sort of pain or soreness. Believe it or not I actually took it easy this week to help recovery. My goal was to run 40 miles this week and I only ran 38. I thought about running Sunday just to make it to the amount and thought it would be better to rest my body for the long haul. I ran 5 times this past week and all seems well. I have a little ankle soreness and after my 13 mile run the muscle under my right foot on the outside was bothering me for a little bit. Trent, I am taking your advice and looseing my shoe laces a little bit.