I've got a sore toe for some reason on the ball of big toe, I'm a 'runner' look after it move on.
But how pathetic is this?
Tonight some family came to visit, staying in the local holiday inn with SWIMMING POOL, so today for my 5x50 challenge I thought I'd swim!!
Up and down I went, all was going well, breathing fine (I have asthma and normally swimming doesn't help) until I felt real pain in my little finger, yep you read that right LITTLE FINGER how ridiculous is that?
I cannot keep my fingers closed on my left hand while going through the water my little finger drifts away vibrating (if that's right) against the water. It kept cramping up!!
It's now 5 hours later and left toe is clicking and left little finger is so painful I'm sure it would be less so if chopped off :-0
Don't want to moan though I'm still having fun even though I'm not losing any weight
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Oh no! At the moment it's glorious sun here, ill do a few hours of poo picking the field, (horses) that should give me at least 2k then run this afternoon,
Then eat a shed load of ice cream I've been promising the children all week
Don't feel pathetic - I get arthritis in my big toe joint on one foot and it really does make a big difference. You have to be careful that you don't run awkwardly because you're compensating for the pain on one side - it can trigger injury elsewhere.
I ran in light showers, blustery wind and some very nice sunny interludes this morning. It was lovely, the rain and wind was just enough to be refreshing
Don't chop your finger off - it's not the best way to achieve weight loss !
Haha brill no ill be keeping me little pinkie a while longer x I'm not sure if its my trainers, the same ones I've been using from the start but in tonight's run they just felt uncomfortable. I took them off and my ankles felt 'clicky??, stiff' and toe was cramped
I also have a pair of spikes for when I run with the canicrossers (dogs) ill have to see if its the same when I next ware them x
I've not had your problem with little finger but sitting here reading your blog I thought perhaps the next time you could try taping two or three fingers together (just for the swim of course) it would protect little pinkie
Oh, just thought... When I was being taught how to teach swimming (I'm a primary school teacher, and had to teach children how to swim crawl, even though I can only do breast-stroke!) I'm pretty sure we were told that the fingers don't all have to touch - in fact, I think you get a better pull on the water if there are little gaps between them. Maybe that would reduce the impact on the pinky trailing at the edge? ????
It sounds so silly reading through all these people complain of shin splints, pulled tendons ect and here I am moaning about my little finger :-0
I know what you mean about keeping your fingers slightly apart and I did try ( my aunt was with me and she suggested it) but same thing happened, I don't know if I've had an injury that's weakened it I've forgotten about but, hayho I don't do that much swimming (I'm normally holding up a child in armbands) at least it's not a running injury xx
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my little finger drifts away vibrating (if that's right) against the water. It kept cramping up!! 
even though I'm not losing any weight 
5x50 - the final push!
