Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Exercise

Chat to other fitness enthusiasts on our Exercise forum.

Original poster

Advice on my running injury (is it an injury?) or pain perhaps please.

12 replies

gilmoregirl · 01/03/2015 15:58

Hello
I have been running regularly for years and have recently signed up to run the edinburgh marathon for charity so I am running more frequently and longer distances.

I have a recurring pain in my right foot. The foot feels slightly numb then I get a pain that feels like I have a stone in my shoe.

The running shop say it is metatarsalgia and nhs website and runners world info seems to support that.

I was fitted for inserts but they still hurt and give me blisters in other places :(

I do not want to make it worse so i stopped running today when it hurt on what was meant to be a long run.

Any advise? Would a podiatrist be the best bet?

OP posts:
CMOTDibbler · 01/03/2015 16:17

Do you just get it when running? I had the same sort of thing, and realised it was the way my laces pressed on the top of my foot compressed a nerve. Just changing my lacing sorted it out!

PippiLicious · 01/03/2015 16:19

I would suggest googling plantar fasciitis to see if that fits.

I had it about 3 years ago. I tried everything and ended up with a steroid injection from the GP. It was a miracle cure for me.

Original poster
gilmoregirl · 01/03/2015 16:24

Hi yes only when I am running and only after 8-12 k of so, never on wee runs. I did wonder if laces were too tight/loose and tried adjusting but that did not seem to work.

Will google that pippa thank you.

Is so frustrating as I feel fine and am full of energy but cannot keep running due to pain but need to get miles up. Was planning to do a 20k route this morning but had to stop and walk after c8k so v disappointed in myself. Had my running tunes on and was had to just walk home as wanted to run!

OP posts:
Original poster
gilmoregirl · 01/03/2015 16:29

Hmmm I don' think it is plantar facs a ma thingie. My pain is very much under the ball of my foot which I should have said earlier sorry.

Gah

OP posts:
ditavonteesed · 01/03/2015 16:32

Sory to hijack but I think I have planter thingemy, I have had pain in my right heal for over a year now and when I get up in the m orning or get of the sofa I can barely walk then it goes off. Do I need to see a GP or will it go away on its own? Definatly not from running but I worked on a ward and was walking around 12.5 hours a day.

Hopoe someone can help with your injury

ICallConnerie · 01/03/2015 17:42

It's worth seeing the GP about this type of pain.

I had it and an xray showed a stress fracture. They said it's very common if you've significantly increased your exercise routine.

Mine was due to a training plan for a marathon and a new high impact aerobics class.

It took a while to stop hurting and I built exercise back in slowly. I was lucky enough not to need a cast thankfully. But had I ignored it for longer I may have needed one.

Original poster
gilmoregirl · 02/03/2015 11:43

Thanks connie :)
I have made an appointment with a physio so will see what they say, fingers crossed....

OP posts:
orangeflutie · 02/03/2015 14:49

It sounds like Mortons Neuroma to me. Feeling like you have a stone in your shoe is a classic sign. I know because I had one and had it removed three years ago. You need a referral to a podiatrist ASAP for diagnosis.

Another test is your foot should hurt when you squeeze your toes together. Surgery isn't the only option if it's a neuroma (growth on nerve between metatarsals), you can also try different shoes and orthotics.

Hope you can get it looked at soon.

orangeflutie · 02/03/2015 14:56

Meant to say try and get it looked at as quickly as poss. I left it for ages and it didn't improve. It then took much longer to get back into running and if you love running as much as me you don't want too much time off.

Original poster
gilmoregirl · 10/03/2015 08:50

thanks a lot orange that is really interesting.

My foot does not hurt when I squeeze my toes or do anything else. The only time it hurts is on a longer run. Before I set my sights on the marathon I used to run c 30-40k in total per week (3 x 7k and 1 x 10k) and did not suffer.

Only when I start to run for over an hour does the pain start.

I have the podiatrist today so hopefully he will help me. Thank you very much for your advice. I hope your foot is better now?

OP posts:
Suzannewithaplan · 10/03/2015 10:08

good luck with the podiatrist, and please let us know how you get on Gilmoregirl :)

orangeflutie · 10/03/2015 13:36

Hi yes my foot is much better now thanks. I had a successful operation and last year ran my first half and then my first marathon, the VLM.

Good luck with the podiatrist appointment.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page