My foot hurts! Why?

iggylove123

I started running between 4 and 5 miles about 6 days a week a month ago and I'm starting to enjoy it! they only thing is that for the past week and a half or so the top of my foot has been hurting! Its in the top of my right foot close to my ankle joint. What is that? I don't think I run funny or anything and I'm fairly in shape so it's not like there's a very large amount of strain put on my joints. I'm just confused

jazzerciseN

This happened to me recently too. Turns out I have a small fracture somewhere in there. Just take some time off until it heals or BELIEVE ME it will get worse. I didn't listen to my body and ran anyways and destroyed it. Ice it, stretch it, and keep it up. It should be good to go in 2-3 days. After that, I would stretch your feet before you run. That's about how much I was doing and it's a pretty hefty run on the feet.

cdjs77

I had something similar but in the middle of the top of my foot. I have really high arches, so even though I was running properly, it turned out I had some small stress fractures. I would go to a doctor and get it checked out. I ended up needing to rest and have custom arch supports fit and made with a podiatrist.

LeanButNotMean44

I started running between 4 and 5 miles about 6 days a week a month ago and I'm starting to enjoy it! they only thing is that for the past week and a half or so the top of my foot has been hurting! Its in the top of my right foot close to my ankle joint. What is that? I don't think I run funny or anything and I'm fairly in shape so it's not like there's a very large amount of strain put on my joints. I'm just confused

Are you wearing proper running shoes? Did you start running this mileage and frequency right off the bat, or did you work up to it? Running *does* put a lot of strain on joints (being in shape has nothing to do with it) - about 3x your body weight with each foot strike. I agree with the others who said to get it checked out - could be a SF. Many times a SF will not show up on an x-ray, so you may need to get an MRI.

Chadomaniac

Someone call the foot specialist ??

BrianSharpe

Sounds like a case of too much, too soon, too fast.

Running requires a lot of physiological adaptations and to go from zero to running 6 times per week is not necessarily a good way to approach it (we're often victims of our own enthusiasm). Take a few days off, ice the affected area (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) and if the symptoms aren't relieved seek medical treatment - as others have mentioned it could be a stress fracture (an overuse injury).

HealthyVitamins

This happened to me 1 week ago, could barely put any pressure onto my foot on Friday, today it has just about totally healed - its a good job too as I have a 12KM on Sunday!

I have no idea what it was, I think I just strained a tendon.

iggylove123

I started off running earlier in the summer. Just running for maybe 10 or 20 minutes. Then I went up to 30 minutes and then ultimately 40. Along with running (before I did 40 minutes) I would use an elliptical to get up to my goal of at least 40 minutes of cardio. It's only my right foot too!! As I type it aches. I've been icing it which does help and I've been taking advil. I don't want to stop running though -_-

timeasterday

See a sports MD or podiatrist. Top of the foot pain could be a stress fracture or tendonitis. Or it could be something as simple as lacing your shoes too tight.

wilsoje74

I would try to not run consecutive days. Sounds like overuse injury.