The Running Thread --2025

[WillRunForPizza]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

 

[jmasgat]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

Sorry to hear. I expect you already know the answer. I’d just take it day by day based on swelling, pain, etc. Hope it’s nothing serious. Last time I rolled my foot I broke a bone!

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Sorry to hear. I expect you already know the answer. I’d just take it day by day based on swelling, pain, etc. Hope it’s nothing serious. Last time I rolled my foot I broke a bone!

Oof! Well, I guess I'm lucky in that regard - it's still okay to walk on and definitely nothing is broken.

 

[nancipants]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately, I have recent experience with this.

I rolled my ankle at the end of April during a regular run. I was able to continue the run but later that day it started hurting really bad and I could barely put weight on it. I went to urgent care the next day for an X-ray and they confirmed nothing was broken, I just had a sprain. They said I could start running again once the pain had subsided completely while running. Thankfully, the pain went away after a few days of RICEing, and I was able to start walking again (albeit slowly). I was back to running again after two weeks.

 

[avondale]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

As others have said, depends on how bad it is. I've sprained my ankles from a mild roll to very bad with swelling and bruising all the way up my leg.

If there's no swelling, then just give it a day and take it easy the next couple days.

If there's swelling and bruising, then you'll need to do RICE and rest it more. If it's really bad see someone about it - may need an MRI or x-ray to make sure you didn't really tear/break something.

Generally also if you're doing straight-line type of motion (i.e., running or walking and not something like tennis, with lots of back and forth motion and rotational motion), you'll be go to go sooner than if you're doing other types of motion.