Rengaw~You've done everything you can do, in my opinion. You might
try to get into see a podiatrist.

Jabber

--- In CoachMadDogBytes@yahoogroups.com, rengaw99 <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> At the start of my marathon training a couple of weeks ago, I knew
I
> needed new shoes. My current shoes were purchased on July 1.
> Although I have not logged that many miles in them, they were
almost
> five months old.
>
> I ordered some new shoes online and hoped to have them in time to
> run a few times in them before the Thanksgiving Half Marathon, but
I
> did not receive them until the night before the half. So, I
decided
> to do the race in my old shoes. The race went fine, I took Friday
> off and ran 8 miles on Saturday and an easy four on Sunday. After
> my Sunday run, I went out shopping and my foot started to hurt.
>
> My foot hurt on the botton of my foot on the outside, forward of
my
> heel, but before the middle of the foot. Concerned, I consulted
my
> foot boot, "Sure Footing" by Dr. Perry Julien. My self-diagnosis
> said either tendonitis or stress fracture. Ugh. Soley because I
> did not want to believe it, I assumed it was not a stress
fracture.
>
> In reviewing the symptoms and pain location for tendonitis, it
> appears to be correct. Running in old shoes or on uneven
surfaces.
> The location at which the tendon attaches to the foot looked like
a
> perfect fit for where my foot hurt, plus my shoes were old and I
was
> running on more sloping roads than usual.
>
> So I followed the recommended cure: ice and rest. I iced it
Sunday,
> Monday, and Tuesday, and did not run. (I had run on Sunday before
> it started to bother me, so I did get that run in). It felt
better
> each day and was fine by Weds. So I did my usual Wednesday run.
It
> felt fine. No runs on Thursday or Friday.
>
> Saturday was my planned long run of 14 miles. My foot began to
hurt
> almost immediately upon starting my run. It continued to hurt but
I
> could still run. The pain now felt a little more toward the front
> of my heel than just the side. I could still run okay, it was
just
> sore. At mile four, I stopped to stretch my calf and shin muscles
> on that leg to see if that might help. I thought my loosening
> those muscles, it might stop them from yanking on the tendon,
which
> seems to be the problem. The pain went away for about 1/4 mile
but
> soon returned. Sometimes it would get worse, sometimes better,
but
> it never went away. Slight downhills seemed to help. I tried
> varying my pace and my footfall to see if anything helped, but it
> did not. I sucked it up and did the whole run.
>
> I went to work after my run and my foot hurt the rest of the day.
> When my wife and I went to dinner Saturday night, it began to hurt
> more. I tried walking around the mall after dinner, but it hurt
too
> much and caused me to limp. We went home and I iced my foot,
which
> made it feel better.
>
> This morning my foot hurt again and I had to limp. I iced it
three
> times and it feels better each time I ice it. I will continue to
> ice it and I am going to take the week off from running, but I
hope
> to do a semi-long run on Saturday.
>
> I am not sure this is a long term thing or short term. I think
> tightness in my calf muscle and shin muscle may be contributing,
so
> I am trying to stretch each and massage each, while continuing to
> ice my foot.
>
> Ugh. Double ugh. Has anyone had anything like this? Any
advice?
> If it does not improve, I will have to go see a doctor. Ugh.
>
> Rengaw
>