A few days ago (Sunday) - I noticed what felt like a small pebble stuck underneath my skin in the middle ball of my foot. I don't believe this is the case and now am believing it is some kind of soft tissue injury. I did a 4 mile run that morning and a hike that afternoon. I'm forgetting if it was after the run or hike that this would have set in.
I've been barefoot running for one and a half months at this point, learned how to run using Soft Star Running Moccasins (February to May - couch to 5k), I then switched to Bedrock Sandals in the summer and finally decided to give barefoot a try on July 1st. Prior I had worn minimalistic shoes just because I liked how they felt, so have been wearing Vibrams for my day to day shoe for 5 years or so. I say this to think that my feet are a bit more developed than most new barefoot runners.
The left foot in the middle ball of my foot is where the pain is coming from; I don't believe it is PF because my heel has no pain and it is just that one spot on my foot. I run mostly on asphalt pavement (roads and paved running/bike trails). That foot the week prior was experiencing some top of the foot pain.
Any advise on how to recover from this injury would be greatly appreciated - I'm training for a marathon in October and this could slow down that training schedule if I can't figure out a cure.
I've been barefoot running for one and a half months at this point, learned how to run using Soft Star Running Moccasins (February to May - couch to 5k), I then switched to Bedrock Sandals in the summer and finally decided to give barefoot a try on July 1st. Prior I had worn minimalistic shoes just because I liked how they felt, so have been wearing Vibrams for my day to day shoe for 5 years or so. I say this to think that my feet are a bit more developed than most new barefoot runners.
The left foot in the middle ball of my foot is where the pain is coming from; I don't believe it is PF because my heel has no pain and it is just that one spot on my foot. I run mostly on asphalt pavement (roads and paved running/bike trails). That foot the week prior was experiencing some top of the foot pain.
Any advise on how to recover from this injury would be greatly appreciated - I'm training for a marathon in October and this could slow down that training schedule if I can't figure out a cure.