Yeah, it's a bizarre injury. It actually doesn't hurt much unless I put some good stress on it, like a treadmill interval or a good 6% grade. I had it for about a month just thinking it was soft tissue until after one particularly heavy interval run I hurt so bad I was limping and could barely walk. That was a good clue.

The bone i fractured is the cuboid, right in the middle which the metatarsals tie into. A bone scan showed lots of blood activity in/near the bone, and they said that's clearly a stress fracture. Hopefully since it's a relatively minor break (walking on it doesn't hurt, neither does moderate paced cycling) it'll heal quick. From what they tell me blood flow is the worst issue, but for an athlete extremity blood flow is as good as it can be, so that helps.

I'm off to the garage for an easy trainer spin and then keep off it the rest of the day. I think I'm getting booted Mon or Tues when they get the bone scan results, but I'm going to see if she'll minimize that. The last thing I want/need is mobility issues once the boot is off. I need to strike a fine balance between atrophy and enough activity to keep the blood moving in there.

Thanks for the comments, at least it helps to hear what others ahve gone through. One other thing I'm considering trying is a rowing machine at the gym for cardio. I don't think that would put pressure on the feet so much, but then again you do have to push backwards. Hmmm.