Barefooters, been loving barefooting about a year and am now trainIng for a half marathon.
I woke up yesterday with my right ankle sore to put weight on it. I have felt this a little before, but it was never bad enough to skip running.
I ran 5 great barefoot miles ( even had record mile split times) and started to feel it more towards the end. Then afterwards, it really has been hurting. It's now really hard to put weight on it. I'm noticeably limping and stairs are very tough. I did ice it for hours yesterday afternoon and evening.
A day later while laying here on a couch, the range of motion in my ankle seems good. While a little tight, there's no pain. But if I stand and walk, it's painful. I don't think I could run on it.
I'm eager to continue my training and concerned with down time as the miles (in my Hal Higdon plan) are starting to increase.
What do you think is wrong? What can I do to (quickly) heal it? How will I know when I'm ready to run again? Yikes...
Btw, I feel like my technique is pretty good. I do pay attention to it.
Thanks, BtD
I woke up yesterday with my right ankle sore to put weight on it. I have felt this a little before, but it was never bad enough to skip running.
I ran 5 great barefoot miles ( even had record mile split times) and started to feel it more towards the end. Then afterwards, it really has been hurting. It's now really hard to put weight on it. I'm noticeably limping and stairs are very tough. I did ice it for hours yesterday afternoon and evening.
A day later while laying here on a couch, the range of motion in my ankle seems good. While a little tight, there's no pain. But if I stand and walk, it's painful. I don't think I could run on it.
I'm eager to continue my training and concerned with down time as the miles (in my Hal Higdon plan) are starting to increase.
What do you think is wrong? What can I do to (quickly) heal it? How will I know when I'm ready to run again? Yikes...
Btw, I feel like my technique is pretty good. I do pay attention to it.
Thanks, BtD