pain in the foot

[Brice]

Not sure if this is an injury or a sign of age.  When I wake up in the morning or when I get up after sitting for awhile I feel pain on the top of my foot, right in the middle.  The pain feels more like a bad bruise and goes away after about 30 seconds of walking.  It is also noticeable if I push on my foot in that area.  It doesn't hurt any other time.  I have been having this problem for a few months now, even when I took a month off of running.  Is this something I should be worried about?  Has anyone had anything like this before or know of any remedies?

Thanks for any help

[April G]

Try googling extensor tendonitis, and see if it sounds like what you have.  I had pain on the top of my foot recently that got worse if I was in shoes and they touched the top of my foot--now that I have started skipping the laces over the sore area it is almost completely healed and I could probably wear shoes normally now. 

[Brice]

Thanks April, after reading about that I think it is exactly what it is.