Hiya,
Had a good run on a varied forest track yesterday.
Parts of it is difficult to run on, sharp gravel and some riverbed type boulders on a farm road.
The rest of the track is pleasant but it does have a lot of treeroots sticking out across the trail. It is important to pay attention to where you place your feet. On a couple of occasions I know I stepped on a stone or root with my left foot. I felt it and lifted my foot as soon as I could but it was a sharp hard object. However, I felt no further discomfort and happily finished the 8 km track. I finished off with a bit of short sprint intervals on a grass covered soccer pitch. Felt great.
However, this morning I woke up to find a serious bruise from my 5th? metatarsal streching up the top of my left foot. I also have a couple of bruises on the soles of my feet, under the arch. I have a slight tenderness in the joint on the outer Metatarsal but no pain or discomfort walking or moving about.
My hope is that I have not hurt myself badly. I have a fairly decent picture of the bruise. The link below should work.
Any comments or advise is most appreciated.
ihl
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n508/ihl4/IMG_0762.jpg?t=1316968263
Had a good run on a varied forest track yesterday.
Parts of it is difficult to run on, sharp gravel and some riverbed type boulders on a farm road.
The rest of the track is pleasant but it does have a lot of treeroots sticking out across the trail. It is important to pay attention to where you place your feet. On a couple of occasions I know I stepped on a stone or root with my left foot. I felt it and lifted my foot as soon as I could but it was a sharp hard object. However, I felt no further discomfort and happily finished the 8 km track. I finished off with a bit of short sprint intervals on a grass covered soccer pitch. Felt great.
However, this morning I woke up to find a serious bruise from my 5th? metatarsal streching up the top of my left foot. I also have a couple of bruises on the soles of my feet, under the arch. I have a slight tenderness in the joint on the outer Metatarsal but no pain or discomfort walking or moving about.
My hope is that I have not hurt myself badly. I have a fairly decent picture of the bruise. The link below should work.
Any comments or advise is most appreciated.
ihl
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n508/ihl4/IMG_0762.jpg?t=1316968263