Bruised sole of foot

jellebeandesigns
jellebeandesigns Posts: 347 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm the queen of jacking myself up (not a new thing lol I'm coordinated and a clutz) I was running Wednesday after some heavy rain, well I'm running along a dirt road when wham the top arch of foot thwacks right into the top of a rock :cry: it's the end of my run so I go home- its sore but meh it's walkable but sore. Yesterday I walked to the library with the kids in the evening (after taking it easier throughout the day) well I was hurtin for certain by the time I got home. Run this am and hit 20 minutes in and wham omg from sore to paiiiiin but a bruised kinda pain. Power through get home, made decent time for a bruised foot sit down and ice...now the question- I have a 5K next Saturday and a 6mile long run tomorrow do I run the whole 6 miles, do maybe 3 miles? I usually run 3.5 miles on run days (3-4 days a week) take the day off entirely? I have a 10k on oct 27 and I need to train but I can't train broken lol

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  • booksavvybabe
    booksavvybabe Posts: 26 Member
    I would say take a day off and let your foot recover. Running is high impact and might make pain worse, give it a rest. (just my suggestion :) )
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Been there, done that. I agree with above poster, give it a day or two to recover before resuming running. In the meantime, there are other aerobic exercises you can do that wont be affected by this injury, like swimming and cycling.
  • jellebeandesigns
    jellebeandesigns Posts: 347 Member
    No gym membership I might just take the weekend off lol! Last weekend I hiked/bouldered 11 miles so I haven't had a full day off in two weeks (hike/boulder for fun) yesterday was a no run day

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