Hope some of you guys might have advice.
Has anyone had a stress fracture in their feet? If so was it sudden and acutely painful or was it a gradual thing that progressively got worse? I have had a pain in the ball of my foot around the third metatarsul which came on following a run, but not during it. Post run it got progressively painful just to put weight on that foot. I have been resting it for 5 days now and am contemplating running again as it seems a lot better. Do I risk it?
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Pain under the 3rd metatarsal sounds like it could be Morton's neuroma. Then again it could be a bone bruise. Have you been icing it? That's always treatment number 1 for injuries.
If it's not hurting now I would test it very gently. Stop running immediately if you feel pain and get yourself to a doc for an x-ray.
Then I changed shoe brands and ... it went. Very strange.
Could be worth checking the insole of your shoe - you could have a ruck in the insole, or a little stone underneath, which is causing a pressure-injury.
Apart from that - do as Ironwolf says! Rest! Ice!
I didn't run today as I have a heavy cold so that is a weeks rest for my foot now which can't be a bad thing. The pain came on following a 7 mile run, which was the day after a very intense cross country race in Spikes which give little or no protection.
I am starting to go stir crazy and I will be running tomorrow cold or not. My foot seems fine walking around. Today I pushed a pram about 3 miles.