This isn't a stress fracture, is it??

[MayorNaze]

you are kidding me if it is :(

i run

am training for half marathon, currently run between 7-9 miles, 2ish x weekly

last few times AFTER I HAVE FINISHED right foot quite painful, on the boney bit of the instep. feels a bit like someone has stamped on my foot. i can walk fine, stand on tiptoe, bend foot etc, no swelling/bruising etc BUT if i stand on it wrong then v sharp pain :(

lasts around 24-48 hours, then fine

only happened since i bought new trainers specifically for my foot-type (neutral). have tried lacing them differently but still not good :(

WTF is wrong? i have googled but surely stress fracture is not right?????

bumpy bump

I've had stress fractures before - the first time was after changing my trainers whilst training for a duathlon.
Running on it made my foot feel very stiff and painful and pressing on the bone itself caused a sharp pain. The pain was enough to wake me at night time. Does it hurt at night time? And is it the bone itself tender when you press on it?

Otherwise it might be plantar fasciitis. Have a look here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis

It doesn't sound like a stress fracture as it's not hurting when you're running on it - generally these things hurt whilst running (though not always). DH was having some problems with his foot after running which turned out to be tendinitis - it might be something like that, or as Gethsemane says, plantar fascitis.

Have you rested it? As in not run for a week and then tried it again? And how do you treat it when it hurts? Ice may help reduce any tenderness as I'd imagine it is swelling, but that you can't see it (hence the pain).

I'd suggest that you get yourself down to a sports massage therapist/physio or similar so they can have a look at it and advise you - they may be able to feel what is wrong or suggest that you seek further advice and an x-ray/mri.