Foot Pain after Running
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running shoe test
I'm a little late getting to this post, but I wanted to give a bit of advice I have learned from over 20 years of running.
First...there are alot of ways a runners foot hits the ground. Runners come in all shapes, sizes and running forms. I tend to be a mid foot striker with foot basically coming down somewhere between heel and midfoot. I have suffered from various foot injuries over the years including that plantar thingy.
I went to foot doctor a few years ago because of an injury to mid foot across the top. It felt like those little bones across the top of foot were broken after running in a new pair of shoes of an brand I was not familiar with. He asked me to pick up the running shoe and see if I could bend it grasping the heel and toe, bend up. If the shoe bends in the middle at the arch, then it does not have enough mid foot support. I did the test and sure enough the shoe bent like a pancake! He said the shoe should only bend at the forefoot just past the arch with the rest of the shoe staying steady.
So, from then on any running shoe I try out at the store has to pass the "bending" test. I have not had any problems since. I have really been suprised at some of the top "name brand" high dollar shoes that bent in half so easily. I was always an Adidas gal, trail shoes preferably, but they were getting harder to find, and I am currently an Asics fan.
Another thing to remember: Running shoes should be replaced after you log about 300 miles or so, so keep up with your mileage. Even if they still look and feel fine, you are better off retiring them and getting a new pair.
Good luck with your running, hope some of this helps.
First...there are alot of ways a runners foot hits the ground. Runners come in all shapes, sizes and running forms. I tend to be a mid foot striker with foot basically coming down somewhere between heel and midfoot. I have suffered from various foot injuries over the years including that plantar thingy.
I went to foot doctor a few years ago because of an injury to mid foot across the top. It felt like those little bones across the top of foot were broken after running in a new pair of shoes of an brand I was not familiar with. He asked me to pick up the running shoe and see if I could bend it grasping the heel and toe, bend up. If the shoe bends in the middle at the arch, then it does not have enough mid foot support. I did the test and sure enough the shoe bent like a pancake! He said the shoe should only bend at the forefoot just past the arch with the rest of the shoe staying steady.
So, from then on any running shoe I try out at the store has to pass the "bending" test. I have not had any problems since. I have really been suprised at some of the top "name brand" high dollar shoes that bent in half so easily. I was always an Adidas gal, trail shoes preferably, but they were getting harder to find, and I am currently an Asics fan.
Another thing to remember: Running shoes should be replaced after you log about 300 miles or so, so keep up with your mileage. Even if they still look and feel fine, you are better off retiring them and getting a new pair.
Good luck with your running, hope some of this helps.