So it’s week two of my new found enthusiasm for running, and trying to keep at it so that my soles don’t soften up again. This week I’ve completed 2 x 3k runs already, with just one more to go to complete the week.
I did get a bit of a twinge around my 3rd metatarsal last night about half way through the run. I wondered if I should cut the run short as the last thing I want to do is have an injury. But I remembered when I’d sprained this area before (thinking it was a stress fracture due to all the disinformation on the net about barefoot running and the dreaded metatarsal stress fracture) and it only actually stopped nagging me when I made the effort to run on it. So I just slowed down a little and really paid attention to my stride in order to make each foot fall as gentle as possible. To be fare this is what I should be doing with each stride anyway.
6 laps done (3k) and my feet felt great. I could have carried on, but again, must not push it if I want to increase this distance injury free.