To put it in a nutshell, I haven't had any injury to my left foot (my right foot however, I did sprain back in July). Track started 3 weeks ago, and about last Thursday-Friday, the top of my foot started hurting. It hurts more towards my ankle, all across the top, but more especially towards the outer side. And just a little lower down, it feels REALLY sore to touch. I can't really describe the pain, it just radiates from that area up towards my ankle.
I'm not the only one on my team with problems- other girls' ankles are hurting, and many have shin splints. But mine seem to get the worst of me. I struggle through the drills, and by the time we get to the get outs and intervals, it hurts so badly that the coaches make me do barefoot running on the grass. However, that's started to hurt too much too, so they have me sitting out part of the time. It drives me absolutely crazy- I finally got over all the initial soreness and being out of shape state, so my mind and my body are pumped up and ready to go. It's just that my foot keeps holding me back. I try to think mind over matter, but I only get enough to keep me through the drills. I really want to get back doing regular workouts with everyone else because I'm one of the fastest sprinters on the team. Does anyone have any idea why my foot could be hurting and how to help it?
I do stretch and ice in 15 minute intervals.
I'm not the only one on my team with problems- other girls' ankles are hurting, and many have shin splints. But mine seem to get the worst of me. I struggle through the drills, and by the time we get to the get outs and intervals, it hurts so badly that the coaches make me do barefoot running on the grass. However, that's started to hurt too much too, so they have me sitting out part of the time. It drives me absolutely crazy- I finally got over all the initial soreness and being out of shape state, so my mind and my body are pumped up and ready to go. It's just that my foot keeps holding me back. I try to think mind over matter, but I only get enough to keep me through the drills. I really want to get back doing regular workouts with everyone else because I'm one of the fastest sprinters on the team. Does anyone have any idea why my foot could be hurting and how to help it?
I do stretch and ice in 15 minute intervals.