Subject: RE: Left foot falling asleep on runs Originally posted by Antoine tri
I don't know why it happens to you but I know it happened to me when I was landing on my heels. It would start with a tingling and aggravate to the point where I would not feel my foot at all. I also was running a very slow tempo and pace. Running on a slow tempo will cause you to run heavier which will cause more stress on your joints and muscles. Now, I run 180 steps per minute (multiple small step rather than long stride).
I think one or both of those issues were causing my calf to tense up very much and in the process block the blood circulation. That would be my 5 cents hypothesis. Take it for what it is worth.
Did you notice if your calf tenses up?
I read about this as well on forums but all I could find is opinions on shoes being too tight or advice to see a physician which did not work in my case. I don't have the issue anymore.
I had the same issue with my right foot. About two miles into my run my toes would start to go numb, and then within a mile or two I'd be numb up to my knee. My calves felt tight and I felt like I was pounding pretty hard on my heels, so I did the same things antoine did and now I have no more troubles. I picked up my cadence to 180, switched to a more midfoot strike, started wearing compression socks, and stretched my calves every mile in each of my runs for a few weeks.
One or all of these things seemed to help because now I can run all day without any foot numbness (different issues come into play now though ). Hope things work out for you! This injury was the most frustrating thing I have ever experienced in my life, but with some effort I worked through it. If things don't work out for you after a while you might want to go to the doctors, compartment syndrome could be what you have. |