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swmr1
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 Posted - 10/02/2008 : 13:59:26
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I'm training for my first marathon. I've been an athlete since high-school (many years ago) but mostly a swimmer. I used to run but quit in 2002 due to a mis-diagnosis a podiatrist gave me that spooked me into quitting running.
I just started running a bit in the Spring then started to train with a running group (for a marathon in January) in July. I had no injury problems until about 4 weeks ago when I irritated something in my right foot. Podiatrist said it was anterior tibial tendonitis or extensor tendonitis but that I could continue running.
I know Sarno thinks tendonitis can be TMS. I have been riding the fence on this one. On the one hand, I've seen a PT and had some therapy and gait analysis/instruction. On the other, I've been ignoring how stiff and sore my foot is at points and going ahead with my training schedule.
I can run with relatively little pain. I do have dorsal and medial stiffness and some pain after resting though. Things don't seem to be getting worse from my training but they also don't seem to be getting better. At this point, I'm thinking I will just keep training until this turns into a "real" injury or gets better.
I have seen very little information about TMS and tendonitis. I do wonder if I may have irritated something in my foot since I've never run over 9 miles in my life and I hadn't run at all for 6 years before this. On the other hand, I would think that if this is a true injury it would really bother me when running. Any seasoned runners out there have any thoughts? |
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altherunner
Canada
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Posted - 10/02/2008 : 20:24:43
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Good for you training for a marathon! Most people (myself included)
overtrain for their first one. I was sure all the aches and pains were from training, but of course, years later I realized they were from self induced stress. My father passed away 2 days before my first marathon. I went ahead with the race, but after suffered terrible back pain that I now attribute to grief. Most likely your pain is psychogenic, too. Don't be afraid to take days off, most marathoners obsess and think you will lose ground. You most likely will be so determined to finish on race day, that nothing could stop
you. That is the personality for a runner and a tms prone person.
A good site to visit is www.runningpain.com Monte posts here, too.
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swmr1
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Posted - 10/06/2008 : 14:55:42
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| Thanks altherunner. I have been so much less obsessed with doing my training perfectly than I would have been a few years ago. This whole marathon thing has been a real learning experience. I knew it would be! Running even though my foot is stiff and sore has been eye-opening as well. I will check out Monte's site. Thanks for your input. |
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