broken toe

I ran through a broken big toe 25 years ago with no ill effects. If the pain is tolerable, you're OK.

Be very, very, very careful.

You may be able to gut out some runs, but no matter how much you suck it up your stride is going to be off which could injure anything from your foot to your back and cause lingering problems. Err to the side of caution or you can turn a 10 day problem into a 2 month problem. Good luck.

I should have added that you ought to be careful that you don't injure something else while you're running funny to compensate for the toe. Make sure you can run with your normal form.

Small toes are fine - big toes, different story.

Do the buddy tape, rest it for a couple of days then try some easy runs. Stiff soled shoes for work or school would probably be best for a while.

grubinski wrote:

I should have added that you ought to be careful that you don't injure something else while you're running funny to compensate for the toe. Make sure you can run with your normal form.

Thanks for the advice. How long before you were running pain free?