Pain in the foot?

[AJF]

Hi AJF - I inflammed the same tendon in my left foot after a half marathon. The only way I got it to settle down was to frequently ice my foot in a washing up bowl with lots of ice! I also found that icing my calf helped as the tendon runs up the ouside of your ankle and into your calf.

Hope this helps.
Tom.

Tom, was yours the peroneal tendons as well?

I will try that! I have iced but the ice in a bucket thing will be a lot colder than my pound shop sports ice packs, which feel luke warm at best.

I probably need to go further up my leg as well. I tend to just do the bottom bit actually below the bone.

How long did it take to get rid of pain for you? Did you change your shoes as well?

[RogervG]

I don't know where the peroneal tendon is, but when I have trouble with a tendon, I find that it helps to warm it, then cool it. I usually use an infrared light, then put my foot in cold water and repeat this process several times. But I guess you could also use a bucket of cold water and another with warm water. Some people also recommend doing exercises so that you (carefully) move the tendon, but I find that the hot-cold method works best.

[SLovatt]

It would seem I have been struck down with this too. Intensely painful outer edge of right foot going round onto the bony projection on outside of foot. No pain on ankle tho, also felt like there was a twig or something in the bottom of my shoe running yesterday, kept taking my shoe off to see but nothing was there. I thought it might be the dreaded PF but no pain this morning also symtoms are relieved if i walk round barefoot, Currently icing 15 mins everyhour though just walked down to shop and its as intense as ever. THis sound familiar, realy annoyed just beginning to focus alot of my time on running and its miserable weather to get the bike out.............