Tendonitis--Bummed!

[Bike Chick]

Please allow me to whine a bit. I have had problems with my left foot since April. It didn't hurt enough when I ran to affect my stride but would swell and was painful after a run. I finally went to the dr last week and got the results of my MRI tonight. I have tendonitis in 5 tendons in my foot with a partial tear in one of them. I've been referred to a foot specialist and we will go from there.

I am planning my final triathlon this Saturday--a pool sprint at my home gym, a duathlon the next week, a biathlon the week after that and am two weeks into half-marathon training for the St. Jude's Marathon in December. I was so pumped because I had set a PR in a 5k last Saturday with a 10:30 average--which has been my goal since I started running...I just wanted to run under an 11 mm and I finally did it and now this. I'm so bummed!

Has anyone else ever had a similar injury?

[colby]

I haven't had tendonitis, but that stinks!!! Here's to a speedy recovery.

[OakLeaf]

Aw, that stinks. Heal up quick!

[jessmarimba]

Yeap. I ran a 10k in June of 09 - not just a PR, but ran negative splits AND beat my younger sister for the only time on record. Ended up with posterior tibial tendinitis in both ankles & ended up running just one more race all summer. Bleh. I fixed that by overcompensating elsewhere in my form & had IT band/hip flexor problems all of last fall (and the most painful marathon ever).

Ya know what, maybe having to re-learn how to run this winter isn't so bad after all...

Good to take care of it now. If you do the therapy as prescribed you'll be back in top shape in no time! And hopefully you'll work with a therapist who can help prevent future injuries too.

[Bike Chick]

I hate to hear that Jessmarimba! So what was your treatment and how long was the recovery? Just wondering.

[jessmarimba]

I did maybe a month of PT sessions, different exercises to strengthen ankles (mine cave in fairly obviously when I walk/run), ultrasound machine, and those awful awful awful ice tubs. I wasn't allowed to do speed work or run hill repeats for about a month, too.

The IT band/hip flexor stuff came about from just poor running form, trying to not re-aggravate the ankles and getting lazy/sloppy on long runs. I suffered through that marathon and then just stopped running for about a month When I started again I taught myself how to run with more of a mid-foot strike and was comfortable for runs of maybe 2 hours before I wrecked on my bike & put myself out of commission again!

I'm not sure what tendons you messed up, but a yoga class once or twice a week helped me TONS. Strengthening the core and loosening the hip flexors, as well as strengthening the ankles with all of the balance poses...it was heaven. If its your foot that's hurt, they might not help much though. I'd check out different shoes - I had some problems with the tendon running down the inside top of my feet and it was the fit of the adidas I used to run in.