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New Runner, pain on top of foot

I started running a couple of weeks ago and am already really into it and hoping to do some running events in the near future, however, I have this nagging pain in the middle (top) of my left foot. It's OK when I'm running because I get used to the pain but afterwards it's hard to walk- especially up and downhill. It gets a bit better with a day of rest but straight back to square one as soon as I go for another run.

 

I did a bit of research and some online sources said it could be a stress fracture and you would need to rest for a few weeks but that's just not gonna happen.. I'm a dog walker and go to the gym every day (except sundays) as well as my running, I'm very active and will be really upset if something like this has already happened to me.

 

Has anyone else experienced this pain or have any idea what it could be if not a stress fracture, I really really don't want to have to give up running soon and deffo wont be giving up gym or my job. Hoping it's just something like shabby shoes..

 

Thanks

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I get pain on top of my left foot too or sometimes around the arch area.  I recently asked my doctor about it and he gave me a stretch to do.  I recommend you see your doctor to rule anthing out and to get suggestions.

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It's not likely you have caused permanent damage in two weeks of running. However, you may have something that could turn into permanent damage if you continue to abuse it. My non-medical opinion is it's more likely muscles surrounding tendons rather than a stress fracture. It could be something as simple as your shoelaces are too tight. The actual injury doesn't much matter.

 

If you go to a doctor, the doctor will tell you to take Ibuprophen and rest. Or the doctor might give a more expensive prescription. In seven days of ibuprophen and rest, the injury will be better. It would be better without the ibuprophen, but then the doctor couldn't take credit. I usually don't take any drugs of because of side effects. I never take drugs to reduce pain so I can exercise.If I do take Ibuprophen to reduce some inflammation, I only do it with complete rest. 

 

Pain is the body's signal to quit doing whatever caused the pain. If it's heeded early, the body will repair any damage and come back stronger than before. Rest and repair are as important as running to improve. In the long term, progress is not linear. It's a steady series of improvements and setbacks at increasing levels with each cycle. If you allow repair to occur soon after a pain starts, then the repair will be quick. The same pain is likely to keep recurring until something else takes its place. 

 

During your rest and repair cycles you can substitute a different aerobic activity to keep your aerobic conditioning. In this case, swimming sounds like a good choice. If swimming isn't an option, some weight lifting circuits might work. 

 

 

 

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I have one word for you: rebounder. I injured my knee jogging. It was extremely painful even with a runner's brace. I hated the time off from exercising required to heal. Now, rather than risking another injury, I use a rebounder/mini trampoline to "jog". Minimal stress on my joints plus I can bounce at home whenever I want to. My Fit Bit and mini trampoline are my best resources to stay healthy and lose weight.

Bouncing my way to weight-loss and greater health without injuring my knee. I'd be lost without my Fit Bit and mini trampoline.
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Not to ask the obvious, but have you been properly fitted for running shoes? Do you have high arches? Having the right shoes can make all the difference. I had severe knee pain and plantar fasciitis that sidelined me for about a month. Since then, I have switched to running in more minimalist shoes (Saucony Mirage and Brooks PureCadence) and now run almost pain free. Rest if it hurts, but do yourself a favor and get fitted for the correct shoes if you have not already.

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I've never found a store where they were capable of properly fitting shoes. That is, not since I was a kid about 50 years ago when Mr. Robinson at the Belleville Bootery would take about an hour to fit me with shoes.

 

The soldier's foot and the military shoe; a handbook for officers and noncommissioned officers of th... is the best book I've found on fitting shoes. The Munson last is the basis for some Red Wing boots and is at least conceptually the basis for modern combat boots. Most running shoes do not have the ability to be healthy for the feet because they are pointed at the front and over time cause deformations of the toes.

 

This book is worth reading for anyone interested in learning how to buy shoes that fit. Most people buy shoes too narrow and too short to be healthy for the feet.

 

 

 

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When i bought some running shoes from Track Shack, they told me to not lace up my shoes too tightly as this would put too much stress on my my upper foot tendons. 

Lew Wagner
Author of Losing It - My Weight Loss Odyssey
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I got some new shoes yesterday and spent about an hour and a half trying on different ones with the shoe 'fitter' until I picked a pair. My foot was only hurting a tiny bit so just went for a run after a few days rest and straight back to square one, could only run a mile before I had to stop and walk the way home 😞 I guess whatever shoes I wear it's going to hurt.. suppose ill have to give running a break for a while 😞

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Though Im a heamtologist but I think you should not do any running or weight bearing on it 

Also get an Xray just in case

Dr.Gandhi
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If it hurts, stop! Idiot that I am, I sort of twisted my ankle hopping a curb while running in the dark early AM. At the time I didn't think anything of it. I discovered a few (painful and swollen) weeks later that I had a stress fracture!

Now I'm into my fourth week of zero-impact cardo and really missing my morning run. But I ought to be good again in another ten days. So slow down and let your injury heal.

As far as shoes go, you folks in the UK get the same shoes as in the US and there are lots of them that have plenty of room in the toe-box. I am wearing New Balance Minimus and the are so comfy I even wear them just going about. They are nice and snug under the laces and in the heel and have lots of room in the front. There is no need to settle for bad shoes!

Hang in there!

Pete

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