Top of Foot Pain... that's the "scientific" term I learned this morning. I went for a run last night and was able to do 10 minutes straight but early on into the run the top of my left foot started to hurt. Didn't think much of it but by the end of the night I was limping around and thought I had broken my foot.
Popped a couple of pills and went to bed exhausted from a pretty intense cardio night. When I got up from my bed this morning I thought my foot was going to break in half, but there was no swelling and no bruising. I couldn't figure out what was wrong.
I said to words to Barefoot Benny about this and he said, "Oh TOFP."
"Thanks man, I guess you are trying somehow to tell me to suck it up, but my foot feels like somebody hit it with a sledge hammer" I replied.
"Top of Foot Pain" he said,"We all get it." He went on and told me how it happened to him when he first started barefooting. This came as a relief to me. I take so much comfort in others pain!
So, I am going to give my foot a rest and will be back barefooting in the concrete jungle in no time.
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I saw this link on your FB page and was really intrigued because my husband started researching this method after completing his first marathon. He has almost the same build as you and I had the same thought you did originally. How can you run that far without support? Pretty interesting stuff, good luck with your training!
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