Feet
When's the last time you looked at your feet? I mean, really looked at them?
On Sunday, I ran my second half marathon. While my first was plagued with knee pain, my second was relatively pain-free. In fact, the day after, I feel almost no soreness whatsoever... except for my right foot.
It's not so much an ache, but rather a pain, like something is broken or fractured. But I'm having a very hard time believing that's the case, since during and immediately following the race, I felt no pain at all. (Well, no pain beyond what is normal after running 13.1 miles.)
Then, this morning, I glanced down at my feet, and noticed the bunion on my right foot seems significantly larger than the one on my left. (I've always had wide feet, they run in the family.) Thing is, I have no idea whether this is related to the pain, or it's just always been this way. Like I said, how often do you look at your feet?
I think I'll see how I feel tomorrow, and call my doctor if the pain hasn't subsided.
Comments
Wait until your toenails start falling off! Seriously, when my long runs started approaching 15 miles, I noticed discoloration in my toenails and one day, half of my big toenail just pulled out.
I already have bunions and they definitely ache after long or hard runs. The sharp pain you are describing may be something else, though, so a visit to the doctor isn't a bad idea. I wear wide running shoes which I find helps with the bunions. I just make sure to lace tightly around the ankle but keep the top part of the shoe a little looser. Poor feet.