No wonder it hurt!!

[Ullyrunner]

When I was running today I felt an occasional really sharp stabbing pain in my left instep - not like anything I'd felt before. It only hurt when I trod on a stone or lump in the ground and didn't bother me most of the time.

When I got home I inspected the soles of my shoes, and look what I found embedded in the left sole - mystery solved!

[Miles_Yonder Graduate]

Good grief, Ully. What the hell is that thing? Is it the sting off of a Large Mechanical Wasp?! (LMW)

[Ullyrunner Graduate in reply to Miles_Yonder]

Ha ha! No it's definitely vegetable - a very large thorn I think!

[Hidden]

Ouch! That's definitely a whopper of a thorn!!

[ancientrunner Graduate]

oh that looks sore!

[Ullyrunner Graduate in reply to ancientrunner]

It was! Fortunately I normally land on the ball of my foot so it was only an occasional stab. Perils of running in the Yorkshire countryside!

[GettingFitter Graduate]

Nasty Ully I had a similar experience with a flint

[AllieG Graduate]

Yowzers!

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

Thanks KK! Same to you.

[Toonlou24 Graduate]

Ouch!

[Hidden]

Oooo!!! Owww!! Hope no damage done...

[Ullyrunner Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Not really thanks. Perhaps we should start a new strand of unusual running injuries!

[Zev1963 Graduate]

aie aie aie ouch

[OldNed Graduate]

Blimey, that's a bit fierce! Happy New Year & best wishes for lots of running next year

[Hidden]

wow that could have been nasty , glad it you ok

[BoPeep9009 Graduate]

Goodness gracious! That looks like it needs sticky-taping to a pole for desert island spear fishing!

Happy Healthy foot for your New Year, Ully!

[Ullyrunner Graduate in reply to BoPeep9009]

On a cold day like today, desert island spear fishing sounds good to me!

[BoPeep9009 Graduate in reply to Ullyrunner]

keep your thorn, you'll be prepared .. just in case!!!

[AncientMum Graduate]

Oo err think running with that in your shoe could be classified as cruel and unusual punishment under the Geneva Convention. Hope your foot's ok today Ully. Happy New Year xx

[Ullyrunner Graduate in reply to AncientMum]

Thanks AM. Fortunately no ill effects today. Happy New Year! Are you starting 2015 with a run today?

[AncientMum Graduate in reply to Ullyrunner]

Just going out now xx

[hilbean Graduate]

Blimey that looks like a real whopper. Lucky you didn't do yourself any real damage with that one! Maybe you should keep it for that spear fishing holiday... definitely well deserved after an ordeal like that

[Hidden]

Ouch that's a beast of a thorn! Went all the way through your shoe? Scary!