If u fracture ur foot...but ur fOot already "healed"..is it ok to run a 10k evn if ur fOot still kind of hurt?

Question

i fractured my 5th metatarsal bone on my right foot...9 weeks ago...i had a splint on for 1 week..and a cast for 4 weeks....after that i wore a walkin boot for 2 weeks...my doctor told me to wait 2 mOre weeks b4 i could start running again!..i waited and the 2 weeks have passed..my fOot still hurts when i walk too much...but there is a 10k race coming up...that i joined...its called the Nike Plus Human Race..its for a gOod cause...and i really want to run in it!!...do u think i can run it??..my doctor said it is OK...but my fOot is still bothering me at times...sOme of my friends tell me that it's goin to hurt forever so might as well get used to it....but my other friends say it shouldn't hurt anymOre!!...wAt do i do??...this race is important to me!!!!..HELP pleasE!!

Answer 1

Listen to your gut instinct.  I understand this race is for a good cause, but if you run this ONE and injure yourself permanently, you will not only not finish that race but possibly never be able to enter another! Take it easy and listen to your body. It is hurting for a reason and better safe than sorry! Sorry to hear about your foot though, that must be rough and frustrating to have to sit out a couple!

Answer 2

your foot being still sore is your body's way of telling you something is not right, but if you are insistant on doing this race i would wear a support.

what is more important this race or you future foot health,

you could really do more damage by running this race so much so you may never run again (worst case).

i think you really need time out and make sure your 100% fit before you race again

Answer 3

Those other posters are correct, what they do not have is a method of repairing the remaining damage.

Read http://www.helium.com/tm/148271 for the basic how to information needed to fix your fOot.