I recently started couch to 5k and I am supposed to do the last run of week 4 today. It's being going well so far except a couple of times I have woken up with ankle pain. I don't get any discomfort during or after the run, or during the following rest day, it only seems to rear its head on the morning of my next run day.
This has happened twice now. Last time I just took another rest day, but I don't want to get into a habit of having 2 days break every time if I can help it. I'm not sure it is safe to run on it today though. I don't want to make it worse, and end up having to take more time out.
Ideally I'd like to work out why it is happening so I can avoid causing it. It's on the front of my ankle, and it kind of comes in waves and wakes me up when I'm in bed. Walking etc doesn't seem to bother it, but stretching my foot out and pointing my toes does. Also, it is only my right foot for some reason.
Does anyone have any advice or ideas?
Many thanks.
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and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises and deal with injury, all of which will help.
My pain I had in front of my ankle was from wearing poorly fitting footwear which I had to lace up really tightly and then the laces were causing some nerve pinching where the knot/bow is. New running shoes solved the problem, but it did take a week or so for the pain to go completely.
Interesting. My shoelace did come undone at the start of the run, and I quickly tightened and re-tied it. Ironically I was trying to avoid injury, thinking that it would provide a bit more support if tighter. Seems likely that I might have caused this issue myself.
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