My feet go numb when I run. Usually around the 2-3 km mark, though I have run a 5k twice without it happening. I stop to shift the weight onto one foot until the feeling comes back in the other foot (10-15 seconds) and then switch to the other foot, and continue running once they both come back. Usually the right goes numb first, and the left a minute or two later. From then they go numb again every 800m roughly. It seems to be happening sooner on uphill runs. It doesn't happen at all when I run downhill. I'm pretty sure it's related to my calves getting tighter as I run. Foam rolling and stretching regularly seem to help, but I was wondering if anyone else has any other suggestions. Unless I do both of those several times a week, I don't notice any improvement, and I've been running for months like this.
I talked to my doctor who was the one to suggest foam rolling, and he recommended a more supportive running shoe. So I switched from vibrams to nike free 5.0s, but I've noticed no real improvements other than a bit more sole protection. My training schedule for running is steep hill climbs on tuesday(they're short, so no numbness), 5x100m sprints on thursday (in vibrams on grass, no numbness), long run on saturday(trail running or mixed, lots of numbness).
Any suggestions at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
I talked to my doctor who was the one to suggest foam rolling, and he recommended a more supportive running shoe. So I switched from vibrams to nike free 5.0s, but I've noticed no real improvements other than a bit more sole protection. My training schedule for running is steep hill climbs on tuesday(they're short, so no numbness), 5x100m sprints on thursday (in vibrams on grass, no numbness), long run on saturday(trail running or mixed, lots of numbness).
Any suggestions at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you