Learn to determine whether you should keep running—or see a doc.
Former collegiate runner, Blain Masterson, lost a year of running due to afrom running on “just an ache” and not trusting doctor’s orders. The 23-year-old high school English teacher was heading into his junior year of college with sights on the number-two spot on the cross-country team. Eight miles into a 17-miler Masterson felt a burning sensation on the. He brushed it off, ran another five miles before sitting down to investigate.
“I took my shoe off and pressed down on my cuboid [bone, in the midfoot] and a spider web of pain and heat spread over my foot,” he tells. “I kind of knew that was it [for my season].” He ran back to complete the 17 miles before he was diagnosed with a stress fracture., though, Masterson would sneak out in the middle of the night to log miles. He felt shame and guilt when the injury would flare up again, and he’d have to feign disbelief around his medical and coaching teams.
“The doctors knew what they were talking about, but I was stubborn, and I knew I had sacrificed the long-term benefit for the short-term pleasure,” Masterson says. In the end, he ran off and on throughout the latter part of his junior year and eked out a senior outdoor season, albeit a disappointing one. He’s left with the question of “what could have been” if he’d followed his recovery plan.
Masterson sought several opinions, and Allen says it’s always good to get a second or even third opinion—especially if the advice is something you don’t want to hear. Many physical therapists, for example, offer a free consultation. “In a lot of cases, no, you don’t need therapy, maybe just some guidance,” Allen says. “And we can nip it in the bud.” But again, that’s if you catch it early.
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