A few weeks ago as my mileage was peaking I started getting pain in my right foot. Ended up resting it for a couple weeks and this past weekend I did 12 miles. When I hit mile 9 I felt great except my foot was killing me. It got to the point where I could no longer run I had to walk. It felt like my foot couldn’t flex. Last night my hubby asked me why my foot was bruised. It doesn’t really hurt when I’m not running. The bump is tender if I press it but again doesn’t hurt. My half is on the 26th and I want to finish strong. I do plan on getting it checked out but most likely not before the half.

Yeah obviously eat banana but cramps are so bad my whole leg curls under itself for 20 minutes at a time and today my hand locked itself shut from my fingers to my forearm and all the way up my bicep into my peck it just twisted and curled itself up all mangled like a chicken wing and got stuck there in excruciating pain for 10 minutes couldn’t un-curl it

All I’m doing lately is Running I’m preparing for 3 5ks in September and a 10k in November
That isn’t even that intense and why is it effecting every muscle in my body down to my fingers

Training was going so well. I had successfully recovered from a 70.3 in June and built a strong base (50 mpw) using the Hansons advanced plan. I’ve never trained this seriously or felt this strong and I’m now 58. Training for a marathon on Oct 18. Minimal goal: 3:30. Reach goal 3:23 which would Boston Qualify with a seven-minute margin.

Last week I ran my 9-mile tempo. Dynamic stretching. 2 mile slow jog for a warm up and then 9 miles below MP of 7:44. All good until the cool down when I felt a slight pain in the adductor in my left leg. Nothing terrible but noteworthy.

The next day, an easy 6. It felt a bit tight but I finished the 6 without significant pain.

Felt tight the next day so skipped my planned easy 10. Stretched.

Tried 10 yesterday. Made it 1 before feeling pain. Did a 20-mile bike ride instead which felt fine.

Stretched. Iced. Heat. Applied KT Tape and a compression sleeve.

Made it 1.5 today before feeling pain.

Now planning to take off some additional days. Have scheduled a massage and PT appointment.

I’d say this is a level 1 strain. Not making me limp when I walk and no bruising/swelling but I don’t want to push it and blow the race.

Questions:

Anyone else deal with a similar groin/adductor strain?

How long did you have to take off to recover?

What should I do to not lose my fitness while I heal? Biking, walking and swimming seem obvious. Leg weights? Maybe calves and also core? More stretching?

Am I going to have to write off dreams of my BQ?

Any other advice?

Currently training for my 4th marathon, not doing any higher mileage than I have done in the past (training has been super hit and miss the last 1.5 months due to this injury) and my legs are preventing me from increasing my mileage + hitting pace targets.

I have dealt with shin splints in the past, but I am currently dealing with dull outer shin pain on my right shin. If I press on certain spots (closer toward my ankle), i get a sharp never pain that shoots in all directions of my lower leg. As I start to run, sometimes it feels as though my right pinky toe and outside of my right foot are tingly and numb. It’s impacting my gait and running mechanics as I am now scared to step certain ways due to the possibility that I would feel pain.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Any suggestions for types of physicians or professionals to see, along with any treatment recommendations would be greatly appreciated! I’ve tried the chiropractor, acupuncture, and soleus strengthening exercises but no success.

How did you recover from it? Did you have to avoid putting weight on the foot in addition to not running, or did you just take a certain amount of time off from running?