I have been diligently completing the scheduled workouts on the Couch to 5K program for the past 5 weeks. I have been making great progress with my running and have really enjoyed the time I get to spend running.
Yesterday afternoon I started to notice some tenderness in my right ankle. The pain wasn’t unbearable so I decided to plug through a run and I completed Week 5 Day 2 of C25K with only mild pain.
As the evening wore on and I spent time relaxing on the couch my ankle got really sore. Each time that I got up off the couch, it was extremely painful and hard to bear weight on my right ankle.
When I woke up today the pain was still there and it made walking today pretty uncomfortable. I tried to stay off my feet as much as possible at work today.
The pain is focused on the outside of my right ankle bone. There is no visible bruising but there is a little bit of swelling and the bone is very painful to touch. It’s pretty uncomfortable to walk and bear weight on my ankle and it really hurts when I try to pivot using that foot.
I’m not really sure what is causing the pain or how an injury may have occurred. I do not remember twisting my ankle or bumping it on anything. Could the injury be as a result of running? I’m not really sure.
For now, my plan is to take a few days off from running even though it makes me really sad. I’m going to try and ice my ankle this evening and for the next few days and see if that helps at all.
I’m really, really hoping that the injury is nothing serious. If I continue to feel pain after following my self diagnosed treatment plan then I will seek help from a medical professional. The last thing I want to do is seriously injure myself and have to put running on hold.
I’m hoping this is just a small hurdle and that I can overcome this quickly.
Question: Have you ever had an injury that has forced you to take a break from something you really loved?
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OUCH!!! That must be so frustrating for you! Good call on staying off of it for a bit…
Last year I started running and I didn’t warm my body up properly and ended up stretching the muscles in the top of my right foot…It wasn’t enough to stop me completely from working out but it was uncomfortable to stay the least!!
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Thanks Katie! Not sure what’s causing the pain but I’m hoping for a speedy recovery.
Hope it gets better fast! Running always makes me nervous about injuries. I hear so often about running related injuries and how hard they are emotionally to face. Hope that isn’t the case for you at all.
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Thanks Tina! Good luck tomorrow : )
While google-ing “bumps in the road” your story came up. Please get your ankle checked if the pain continues. My Son thought he may of sprained an ankle while running last month but no bruising etc., just pain on the outside of his ankle that moved up the side of his leg. He self treated until last week when his pain became worse so he went to the Hospital. After testing he was diagnosed with a tumor in his leg. In hind site we should have taken him in sooner but we thought it was a mild sprain; luckily the tumor is still treatable. We were stunned as he is healthy and young. Chances are probably slim that it could be something as devastating but we will always seek medical assistance for unexplainable pain in the future.