Foot Worries Solved (?)

Last evening I may have discovered the reason my foot hasn't gotten quite back to normal yet. While sitting at my desk I felt the familiar nagging pain on the outside of my foot that has been happening on and off over the past few weeks since I resumed running. 

In case you missed it (which is highly unlikely considering how much I've been obsessing and lamenting about my foot injury), I strained the peroneal tendon on my right foot shortly after my first Half Marathon back in July. I resumed running after 6 weeks of resting it and though there isn't any major pain, swelling or any visible signs of the injury, the foot still feels tender from time to time. 

All this time I assumed that the tenderness was caused due to the running but as I discovered last evening, it may very well be my everyday-wear shoes. These are the comfiest pair of shoes that I have ever owned and since I tend to walk a reasonable amount on an average day, more often than not you'll find my feet encased in them despite my husband calling them the ugliest pair of shoes I have ever owned. As I felt the too-familiar irritation, I reached down and loosened the strap of the shoe and almost instantly the pain disappeared. On thinking about it, I realized that my snug-fitting shoes strap down at the exact point of the injury and could quite possibly be keeping the tendon from healing fully especially since I walk a lot in them.

I'm also remembering that the tendon doesn't get irritated immediately after or during my run and it usually occurs a few hours after I've rested and walked around (most likely in my Jambu shoes) a bit. Although I love them, I going to try not wearing them for a week and see if things with my foot improve. I hope they do.