I accidentally broke my pinky toe two weeks ago and it's certainly bothering me while I run. Does anyone have any experience running with a broken toe? I just had to take time off for another injury, so the last thing I want to do is not run for some stupid clumsy mistake. Any advice would be appreciated.
There's no way that running with a broken toe is not going to alter your gait. When you alter your gate, you injure something else.
Your toe will probably be fine, but your calf/achilles/IT band or something else won't be.
I once messed up my pinky toe running down a hotel hallway drunk being an idiot. I didn't think it was broken so I took a couple days off and started running on it. It hurt for a few days but tapered off and wasn't a huge issue. Saw a doctor for something unrelated a few months later, and he told me that he thought I broke it. For what it's worth.
Do not wear vibrams! Can you get some Hoka One Ones until it stops hurting?
Usually taping to the next toe relieves some of the pain. I broke my 3d and 4th toe on my left foot 4 days before National XC one year. Taped them to the good toes next to them. Running the workouts sucked, but raced alright.
Thanks for all the helpful ideas. I started taping it today after an uncomfortable run and will certainly invest in a pair of hokas if you think it'll help. Anything to keep running through such a stupid injury!
Call the tow truck:)