HI there,
Here is an mystery.
I ran in a 10km race back on Easter Friday. The weather was pretty horrible very wet and raining while I was running. I remember at about 6 or 7km mark my foot was a bit sore underneath, like I had picked up some debris that had kind of stuck to the bottom of my foot in the wet.
I brushed it off and continued to the end. I waited around at the end of the race and then drove home.
I think it was the next day that I had a sore spot on the pad behind the small toes. I had a look for puncture wounds, there was a little nick but that was all. I gave it a good clean and couldn't see and splinters or anything but it continued to be sore as if I had something in there.
I went out for a run along the beach to see if I could 'sand' it out, umm didn't work.
The odd thing was that if I was up on my feet the pain would go away but if I sat down then got up it came back. The same applied when I got up in the morning.
You must all know what it is like. You don't want to put any pressure on the sore spot so then you get an aching leg due to a change in you gait.
I few days ago I was getting frustrated in the on again off again sore spot so I set about digging with some nail clippers. I chopped around the sore area but found nothing. I even tried a 'kooky' idea I found on the net, using Vicks Chest rub on the are and putting a plaster over, umm, that didn't work.
Anyway, I'm happy to report that it seems to be ok now, I had a 14km run on the beach and road, once again to get some wear on the pads in the hope of dislodging what was causing the irritation. It seems to have worked.
So, I still have no idea what it was. It may even come back again, I'm hoping it wont though. I guess 2 weeks is about the length of time these things tend to work their way out?
Neil
Here is an mystery.
I ran in a 10km race back on Easter Friday. The weather was pretty horrible very wet and raining while I was running. I remember at about 6 or 7km mark my foot was a bit sore underneath, like I had picked up some debris that had kind of stuck to the bottom of my foot in the wet.
I brushed it off and continued to the end. I waited around at the end of the race and then drove home.
I think it was the next day that I had a sore spot on the pad behind the small toes. I had a look for puncture wounds, there was a little nick but that was all. I gave it a good clean and couldn't see and splinters or anything but it continued to be sore as if I had something in there.
I went out for a run along the beach to see if I could 'sand' it out, umm didn't work.
The odd thing was that if I was up on my feet the pain would go away but if I sat down then got up it came back. The same applied when I got up in the morning.
You must all know what it is like. You don't want to put any pressure on the sore spot so then you get an aching leg due to a change in you gait.
I few days ago I was getting frustrated in the on again off again sore spot so I set about digging with some nail clippers. I chopped around the sore area but found nothing. I even tried a 'kooky' idea I found on the net, using Vicks Chest rub on the are and putting a plaster over, umm, that didn't work.
Anyway, I'm happy to report that it seems to be ok now, I had a 14km run on the beach and road, once again to get some wear on the pads in the hope of dislodging what was causing the irritation. It seems to have worked.
So, I still have no idea what it was. It may even come back again, I'm hoping it wont though. I guess 2 weeks is about the length of time these things tend to work their way out?
Neil
