Looking for some thoughts and input on an injury. You might remember last week I headed out on a challenging trail run.it was about 8 miles but varying terrain and a lot of slag chunks, fist sized rocks and gravel. I started the run out barefoot and soon realized I was out of my element and put on the KSOs. The run was challenging and I became very cautious in my running and aware of every nerve in my feet. After 7 miles I felt like I had been put through the test and finally the trail eased into a nice forest dirt trail with little or no rocks.
As the trail eased, so did my focus and as I crossed a very small creek I came up the other side and stepped on a rock that was sticking out of the smooth trail like a mini pyramid. This rock pressed into my foot right between the heads of the second and third metatarsals maybe more towards the second and I felt like I had been stabbed by a knife. The burn and sting was off the charts. I was limping along and soon couldn’t run and it felt like my foot was swelling. When I arrived home I was happy to see that there wasn’t any major swelling and the pain was almost gone.
Well, it has been almost a week and every time I do anything that exerts pressure in this area (See Photo) it feels like a nail being stabbed into the foot. Walking I am fine, Running I am fine, Biking I am fine but step on even the slightest bump or curb or press into the soft flesh and ouch, I am in some immediate pain. I have palpated all the bones, there doesn’t seem to be any bone pain. This seems to be a soft tissue issue from what I can tell. When I walk it almost feels like thee is a pad of tissue balled up under the ball of the foot but I have had this sensation since I started running barefoot and even before that.
Any thoughts before I call this one a loss and head for the doc?
As the trail eased, so did my focus and as I crossed a very small creek I came up the other side and stepped on a rock that was sticking out of the smooth trail like a mini pyramid. This rock pressed into my foot right between the heads of the second and third metatarsals maybe more towards the second and I felt like I had been stabbed by a knife. The burn and sting was off the charts. I was limping along and soon couldn’t run and it felt like my foot was swelling. When I arrived home I was happy to see that there wasn’t any major swelling and the pain was almost gone.
Well, it has been almost a week and every time I do anything that exerts pressure in this area (See Photo) it feels like a nail being stabbed into the foot. Walking I am fine, Running I am fine, Biking I am fine but step on even the slightest bump or curb or press into the soft flesh and ouch, I am in some immediate pain. I have palpated all the bones, there doesn’t seem to be any bone pain. This seems to be a soft tissue issue from what I can tell. When I walk it almost feels like thee is a pad of tissue balled up under the ball of the foot but I have had this sensation since I started running barefoot and even before that.
Any thoughts before I call this one a loss and head for the doc?