Running - dead foot?

dawson002
dawson002 Posts: 170 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Looking for some advice.....

Last night whilst running on the treadmill, my right foot just went completely numb. It felt tingly, almost like pins and needles and felt heavy as though I was wearing a lead shoe!

I slowed down to a slow walk and the feeling subsided a little but as soon as I started running again the feeling returned.

Any ideas?

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  • Maissalem2282
    Maissalem2282 Posts: 2 Member
    It happen to me once basically I did not wear the right shoe. I bought a good sketcher sport shoe and used the 5K application on IPhone . 5K train you slowly to run.

    just relax for 3 days and soak your leg in warm water and salt you well feel better :)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    laces too tight? new shoes too small?
  • dawson002
    dawson002 Posts: 170 Member
    I haven't changed the tightness of laces (I just slip them on) and I haven't changed my shoes. :/
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited September 2017
    Try other shoes (these might have lost their support or changed shape). If you experience the same thing in other shoes you may have injured your food and pulled something causing pinched nerve. In that case see a doctor just to be safe. If you don't experience this in different shoes, time to throw these ones out.

    ETA: do your arches collapse while running by any chance?
  • dawson002
    dawson002 Posts: 170 Member

    ETA: do your arches collapse while running by any chance?[/quote]

    How do you know if your arches collapse?
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    I have a bad knee which goes out and causes misalignment of my leg bones, and something similar happens to me once in a while, due to nerve problems. It does sound like a pinched nerve. You should probably check with a doctor, since you don't want to damage the nerves further. Most likely it's nothing big and the right stretching, etc. will help.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited September 2017
    dawson002 wrote: »
    ETA: do your arches collapse while running by any chance?

    How do you know if your arches collapse?

    Outsole tends to show more wear on the inside edge if your arches collapse, so look at the sole, although it's not always conclusive. To be sure, have someone watch you run from behind to see if your feet roll inward excessively, alternatively buy arch support and see if it solves the problem. Try changing shoes first, though. If the problem is shoes no need to overcomplicate it.
  • Keira08
    Keira08 Posts: 29 Member
    This has happened to me a few times and has meant it's time for new shoes. I don't get it now I rotate 4 pairs
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    Have you been running fine before and this is a new thing in an old routine or have you just started running?
  • dawson002
    dawson002 Posts: 170 Member
    DX2JX2 wrote: »
    Have you been running fine before and this is a new thing in an old routine or have you just started running?

    I've been treadmill running for a year or so and never has this problem before.

    I can fairly confidently run 5K four/five times a week but last night a mile was a struggle and had to slow to a walk
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    dawson002 wrote: »
    DX2JX2 wrote: »
    Have you been running fine before and this is a new thing in an old routine or have you just started running?

    I've been treadmill running for a year or so and never has this problem before.

    I can fairly confidently run 5K four/five times a week but last night a mile was a struggle and had to slow to a walk

    Weird...start with the shoes and go from there. One thought - try some slow barefoot running. See if you still get the numbness (that is, is it something in your foot, or is it something in your shoe?)
  • dawson002
    dawson002 Posts: 170 Member
    so I ran tonight and managed about 1.5 miles before the feeling came back.

    I noticed that not only did my foot feel heavy and tingly, my calf and behind my knee felt sensitive....almost like a dull ache.

    any ideas?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    dawson002 wrote: »
    so I ran tonight and managed about 1.5 miles before the feeling came back.

    I noticed that not only did my foot feel heavy and tingly, my calf and behind my knee felt sensitive....almost like a dull ache.

    any ideas?

    How many miles have your shoes done?

    Do you have a physio?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I'm voting with others; I think you have a pinched nerve. Stop until you figure this out.
  • thebuz
    thebuz Posts: 221 Member
    While everyone recommends a doctor I'm more likely to say head to a physio. I'm in Canada and we don't need a referral and I have found that physio's are much quicker to assess the problems I've had in the past as our GPs tend to rely only on xrays which can take a while and yield little information if it's a muscle imbalance or other such problems.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,413 Member
    I'm voting with the too-many-miles-on-the-shoe crowd. I've gone through a lot of shoes in my day. If you've been using those shoes for running for three to six months, it's time.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Ditto to physio - something could have you running just enough funny you are pinching the right nerve.

    Perhaps you've always been on the verge but just never went over whatever line to cause problems.

    I'll get just numbing feet if laces are too tight and it's blood flow problem.

    I'll get numb feet and some other leg spots if it's nerve coming down.

    Used to get me predominately one foot biking, other foot running.
    Kept going long enough the other would join in.

  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Stop trying to keep running. Figure this out first. It could be anything from unsupportive shoes to spinal problems.

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