Paul Bunion had nothing on me!

It turns out I have bunions.  My right foot is more pronounced than my left, but both feet suffer a little from this exciting condition.  Why the right more than the left--well that all goes back to a terrific ankle injury--a triple break of my ankle which required surgery and the permanent installation of a plate and 9 screws.  The surgery healed the bones quite well, but I find that my right foot points outward more than it should. 

This conbined with my tendency to overpronate means that my poor big toe does a good deal more work than it was designed to. 

The long and the short of it is that often after long runs, my dogs are barking! 

To the drug store I go.  They sell a nifty little pair of silicone toe spacers that are supposed to relieve pain.  I've got them in my socks right now and it seems to help.  My next step is going to have to be making sure my street shoes fit properly.