I haven’t ran for a while now, which you may have read about in my post “Out of Commission.” I am contending with some chronic foot pain. Since I haven’t ran for a while I’ve begin biking a great deal of miles, using an elliptical, the rowing machine, and the stair master (in moderation).
It’s safe to safe unless I am wearing pointed toed shoes or tight shoes, I am relatively pain free. Though I may be in less pain, as I walk, I notice my foot feels funny, like I am walking on a bone that’s out place.
Now I am no doctor and am not expecting medical advice for I plan to visit a specialist once I make a trip home, but I thought that since I am so terrible at describing things, I would post a picture of the culprit.
***If feet make you squeamish, look away now***
I promise, I will not be posting pictures of my feet regularly — I will spare you!!
The top picture is the foot that I am having the problems with. You can see the callus on the left side. Also note how my toes look kind of squished together. Yeah, they’re not supposed to be that way…
It’s loads of fun, doesn’t it look so pretty?
Unfortunately genetics is not on my side and I was born with bad, wide, and flat feet. They have utterly no arch. Something like this was destined to happen to me. Thankfully, I can work through this and I will get back to running. I must say I’ve had more serious injuries than this and the lesson I’ve learned is to stay fit throughout the fight. Fitness is the new goal. (Side note, I’ve been biking a lot lately.. on a very old hybrid TREK 7500, but I’ve gotten my average mile time down to about a 3:43. I am not sure if that is very good, but it’s got me wanting to get faster and faster..)
What is this “deformity?”
From my amateur eye (and online research) it appears to be a tailors bunion on the fifth metatarsal. Trust me it’s not fun!
Moral of the story, wear shoes that fit, that don’t squeeze your toes together, avoid sitting criss-cross applesauce (legs crossed on the floor), see a doctor RIGHT when you notice something strange, buy new shoes when your old ones have worn out, get better genetics…?
Sorry if I grossed you out, come back soon for a product review of some super nifty, handmade, smell-good products!!
As always, thank you for reading and happy blogging! 🙂
Michelle Runs MO 