I've not been running for about a month now I guess. The first 3 due to injury and this last week due to the tummy flu. I had done something to hurt my arch and also once again had done the stub and roll over the top thing to my big toe. I did the same thing last year to the same big toe and injured it pretty good. Enough so that it swelled and bruised all the way up the top of my foot. It was very painful and I've never quite resumed the whole range of motion. I was told by the dr I saw at the time that the injury I sustained was called sand toe.
Now that I have done it again I am noticing that my range of motion is even worse. I can only lift the toe about half as high as the big toe on my other foot. I have no pain, in my arch or my toe, and so am ready to head out and run again. This time I plan to do the Ease into 10k program.
When I started running last year I did so barefoot then wore VFF's this winter. I was back up to about half of my 3 mi distance being done bare, but now have not been running, bare or otherwise, for a month. I have done quite a bit of bare walking and yard work as is my norm. I really tend to not like shoes much at all. My worry is that since I can't seem to lift my toe as much that I am going to continue stubbing it, but the thought of always running in shoes, even VFF's, doesn't make me happy as I really enjoy running bare.
I'm really not sure how I should proceed and would like opinions before i start back up tomorrow.
Thanks!
Now that I have done it again I am noticing that my range of motion is even worse. I can only lift the toe about half as high as the big toe on my other foot. I have no pain, in my arch or my toe, and so am ready to head out and run again. This time I plan to do the Ease into 10k program.
When I started running last year I did so barefoot then wore VFF's this winter. I was back up to about half of my 3 mi distance being done bare, but now have not been running, bare or otherwise, for a month. I have done quite a bit of bare walking and yard work as is my norm. I really tend to not like shoes much at all. My worry is that since I can't seem to lift my toe as much that I am going to continue stubbing it, but the thought of always running in shoes, even VFF's, doesn't make me happy as I really enjoy running bare.
I'm really not sure how I should proceed and would like opinions before i start back up tomorrow.
Thanks!