Did 3.2 km today at the indoor track. I was slower than last week with a pace of 11 mins per mile. I know it is confusing to mix two measurement systems. Swam 1 km again after and did much better, doing two laps in a row multiple times.
Made a doctors appointment to look at an old problem wherein something is wrong with my right big toe joint and the associated instep of my right foot. This is the first step in what I hope is a short healing process. Diagnosis is the biggest problem. Wish me luck. I compared left and right today and I can plainly see that where the right big toe joint connecting to the foot is very swollen and the blood vessels are correspondingly swollen too. This has been an ongoing problem that I can usually ignore but now I can’t put any weight on the underside of the big toe like you should when you naturally roll your foot for the toe-off. I have to artificially do some heavy duty supination to the outside to avoid the pain. The thing is, by tomorrow it will be fine. There is no pattern to the onset of this on again, off again problem. It seems to have nothing to do with my training.
It first happened over two years ago before I even began training seriously. Another symptom is the joint sometimes seems to lock painfully like what some of you might experience when you are about to crack a knuckle or something, then snaps very painfully. It also SEEMS like the actual toe joint is loose in its socket. But most of the time I have no symptoms and no problems. I am thinking maybe it is a pinched nerve or maybe a muscle knot. I don’t seriously consider arthritis based on its absence in the rest of my body. Why should my big toe suddenly and exclusively develop arthritis?
I am resigned to have my regular doctor blow me off on this but I will insist on seeing a specialist.
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