Well it turns out that I fractured my right toe. You don't realize home much you actually use your toes until you break one. Generally when we walk, we shift our whole body weight on one foot as we move from foot to foot. Some people walk on the outside of their feet, while others tend to walk on the inside. You can usually tell whether you pronate or supinate as you walk by looking at the bottom of your shoe. If the sole of your sneaker is worn on the outside, then you supinate as you walk. Most people tend to walk on the outside of the foot this is why it's important to get sneakers with good lateral support for cross training activites. If your sneaker is worn on the inside, then you pronate.
Here's a little anatomy for you. Pronation of the foot is a combination of ankle joint dorsiflexion (moving the top of the foot toward the shin), subtalar joint eversion (lifting the lateral border of the foot) and forefoot abduction (moving away from the midline of the body). Supination of the foot is a combination of ankle joint plantarflexion (moving the sole of the foot downward; "pointing the toes"), subtalar joint inversion (lifting the medial border of the foot), and forefoot adduction (motion toward the midline of the body). Rotation occurs in the transverse plane about an imaginary axis that runs the length of the bone(s). It's amazing how little we think about these things and really how amazing our bodies are. God has designed these machines in such a way; uniquely designed unlike anything else He has created. For He said, "Let Us make man in our image, after our image, after our likeness", Genesis 1:26a.
I have never broken a bone, not even a toe or a finger until now, that is. And it will take 3 weeks to completely heal. Being a runner/jogger, this has really put a dent in my activity. But I am learning to go with flow and just accept that these things happen. Really, it could have been worse, maybe a broken hip. So for now, I'll ride my bike on flat surface to get some kind of exercise until it heals and then get back into my jogging routine.
Unless of course, boredom kills me before then! Well, the perfect Rx: the French Open!