25 April 2007
Oh no… My foot feels funny.
Posted by Brad Hefta-Gaub under: Cycle; Fitness; Run; Strength Training; Swim; exercise; sports injuries; sports medicine; triathlon.
The good news is that this is a recovery week, so I’m taking advantage of it and focusing on activities which should be low impact: swimming, strength training, and low-effort cycling… uh… me, low effort cycling?! 
Now the question is, what is going on with my foot?
What I’m experiencing is a slight tickle in my heal. Now normally, you might say, “Dude?! a tickle? What’s the big deal?” Well, I will admit, it doesn’t hurt, I have a pretty high pain threshold, I am an Ironman after all! But I am also paranoid about re-injuring my feet, so I am very sensitive to any unusual sensation in my feet.
When I first had this sensation (a couple days ago) I thought that it may be a reaggravation of my stress fracture, I figured that a little extra rest would be the best course of action. Sticking with swimming, and cycling… no running this week, maybe no long run next week… seems like a good idea. But in the back of my mind I am skeptical that it is a stress fracture because I don’t have any pain with lateral compression.
Then I noticed that even riding my bike that my foot was a little tingly. I decided to ice it tonight. Now I’m wondering if this might be Plantar Fasciitis. Hmmm… I do have high arches, and high arches and poor foot dynamics are common contributors to plantar fasciitis. Tight calves can also contribute… hmm, don’t I recall the physical therapist saying my calves were tight?
The good news is that catching this soon, hopefully means a little down time now will help me get back into full swing for my Ironman training.
I think it’s time to visit the doctor for a professional opinion.
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Eric Says:
Maybe you stepped on a clown?
Hopefully it turns out to be something minor and doesn’t slow you down. It’s probably a good idea to get it checked out just to be safe (although I don’t follow this myself…)
zappoman Says:
Well… I’d like to tell myself I caught this early… But, I also won’t be surprised if they say… “oh, this is from your orthotics not being 100% correct… you were supposed to tell us if it didn’t feel like floating on puffy clouds of comfort”…
And I’ll say something like… “you have got to be kidding me, I’m running 30 miles a week and cycling 100+ miles a week… of course my legs and feet ache a little bit after a long hard workout… you’re telling me that I was supposed to be alarmed about that?!?!”
Phil Sabin Says:
Hey - If you are doing “low effort cycling” does that mean I might be able to stay in the same zip code as you if it’s one of my hard workouts???
Phil
