Feet Go Numb While Running

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  • mybiketrip
    mybiketrip Posts: 239
    Hey! I think this might help.

    When I tie my shoes too tight they cause my feet to become tingly and numb, so I loosen the laces a bit and they fit much better.

    I also read in a running book... Either "The complete book of running" or "The lore of running" I cant remember.... that some people will have two sets of laces in their shoes (cutting them down to size) where one of them overs the toe-midfoot lace holes, and the second one covers the midfoot to top lace holes. This enables you to loosen/tighten the shoes grip on both parts of your feet until you find a good lace tension which works for you.

    Happy running!

    Oh! and I also wear a slightly larger shoe size when it comes to sunning shoes!
  • Heidi_M78
    Heidi_M78 Posts: 143 Member
    Try loosen your laces a bit.
    That helped me. I was doing them too tight
  • Michellerawrrr
    Michellerawrrr Posts: 310 Member
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  • mrdanielpartridge
    mrdanielpartridge Posts: 2
    I have been having this same issue. It started happening everyday lately. I would get this once in a while previously, and I found I had tied my shoes too tight. However, now I am absolutely dumbfounded as to why it is happening all the time. I am going to try different shoes. I went to a shoe store and was fitted with Brooks Ghost5 size 13 with a wedge correction for over pronation of left foot. Previously I was wearing Nike Lunarglide+ 4 size 12. We shall see.
  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    I use to have that problem when I was running many years ago (1999ish)...I found out later it was because of the issues in my lower back, have since had 2 back surgeries...my feet don't go numb anymore, but I can no longer run. My back can't take the impact...so I have to do elliptical or something that is low or no impact.
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    Take the shoes back. This happens to me in a lot of shoes (like Brooks). I think it's something about how the cushion is laid out in the shoe and your foot strike. I mildly overpronate, but have a mid-foot strike, so it took some doing to find something with cushioning and support in exactly the right place for my feet. Numbness around mile 1-1.5 that never went away was a frequent problem in shoes that weren't right.
  • josavage
    josavage Posts: 472 Member
    I agree with everyone that said you need bigger or wider shoes. Your running shoes need to be a half to a full size bigger than your normal shoe size. A good running store should know that. I think you have run enough miles for the shoes to be broken in so that's not the issue. I know the running store by me would take them back. If you went to a good store and got fitted, they should take them back.
  • LunaStar2008
    LunaStar2008 Posts: 155 Member
    As some mentioned before you shoes may be too narrow. I don't fit in most running shoes in the female shoe, because they are too narrow. So I wear the male version. Normally I wear about a 10 -10.5 female and run in Asics 9.5 male sizes. Since I do this I never had an issue with numbness.
  • KateCon912
    KateCon912 Posts: 200 Member
    Are you tying them too tightly? I used to have the same problem when walking on the treadmill. Try loosening them up a little.
  • CatShelton
    CatShelton Posts: 147 Member
    Take them back! Tell them what the issue is. Anyone at a running store should be able to tell you what the problem is and fix it by getting you into the right shoe. Good Luck.
  • abbyrae1
    abbyrae1 Posts: 265 Member
    Are they too small? I grew up playing soccer so my shoes were always super small, tight (i.e. 1/2 to 1 full size smaller than normal shoes I wore). When I went to get running shoes, we actually got about 1/2 size larger than I usually wear to accommodate.

    I would think the store you got them at would allow you to exchange them since they fitted you for the shoes, so I would definitely try that. Have you had issues with numbness when you are walking in them? Does the numbness stop at all?
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
    -Larger size (I normally wear an 8.5, and wear a 9.5 in running shoes, a lot of times they will size you up by a half size at running stores, but I find I need the full size for when my feet swell
    -Running shoes with a bigger toe box has helped me a lot (and you may have a different issue, but you'll have to figure out what works for you)
    -Don't tie your laces very tight at all (only need to be tight enough to stay on your foot really, I barely have enough lace to tie on a knot on mine they are so loose)
    -Stretch your ankles calves beforehand (do a warm-up walk to loosen up your muscles, then stretch out your calves, ankles forward and back, then rotate them)

    I tried all of the above and still got numb, stretching was the final thing that has helped. I have now never had numb feet after stretching beforehand.
  • swpletcher
    swpletcher Posts: 1 Member
    This same thing started happening to me about 6 years ago. I ignored it and tried to run through it. I've probably spent $1000 or more on new shoes after being told I was wearing the wrong shoe, tying my laces too tight, the usual responses. My numbness would show up right after I would start my run. Some runs were more uncomfortable than others and some times it didn't occur at all...long story short two years ago I was told I had tarsal tunnel and went through physical therapy. The PT discovered that the strength in my numb foot and leg was only about 30% of my good leg...wow! I battled it again for another year a half and then decided to see if a Chiro could help me. He said the same thing...I was losing strength capacity in that foot. At that point my balance was beginning to be effected...a Neuro confirmed that polyneuropathy through Nerve Conduction test. Now I'm just waiting to see why I have this...bottom line...if you are experiencing numbness and tingling in your feet, especially in your 1 and 2 toe and later have pain in your hips and buttocks you could be having some serious nerve damage issues. Don't ignore it.

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