I really wasn't feeling it. The weather here has been so up and down. I am not one to turn my nose up at the snow. I love winter. But I am getting so tired of running in precipitation. Nothing beats 3.5 in wet, spitting snow. But I sucked it up and got out there.
I've been running around our complex and that's not a bad alternative but its about a .56 mile loop and you can only run around it so many times before you want a change of scenery - especially on the longer runs. I ran around the developments outside our complex and got SO LOST. I wanted this to be an easy run where I could just get lost with my music and my thoughts and I never thought to think about where I was. Fittingly enough though, the streets around my complex are all named after athletic shoes - Saucony Drive, Reebox Street, Adidas... I cannot make that up. Anyways, I did a good job of getting lost (physically and mentally) but I started getting this tingle in my left big toe. Then it was all I could think about which then just kept making me check my watch to see when I would be done running. And then I was thinking about how I didn't know how far from home I was and that I was going to have to finish walking home even after I was done running. By the time I finished the run, both of my feet were tingling and numb.
So I googled it when I got home. My initial research says its some type of nerve impairment? I have shoes that were fitted to me (although I did change my insoles this time around) and I don't tie my laces very tightly at all. In the past, this has happened when I've been on elliptical but I just figured it was a product of being on a machine. Now its happening running normally and I'm frustrated. I have a 5 mile race on March 16th and I really don't want to run 5 miles with numb feet. I have my annual physical on Wednesday next week so I'll bring it up with my doc then. In the meantime, I'm just looking forward to my 4 mile run on Saturday...
Well, I am exhausted and I desperately need to ice my legs and then hang out with a heating pad for a while.
Do your feet and toes tingle when you run? What are you obstacles right now?
Kathy
My feet always did that on ellipticals. Next time you run, check your form. Maybe you're hitting the ground the wrong way a bit? I haven't had it happen to me while running just yet.
ReplyDeleteI thought I had a 4 miler on Saturday... turns out it is a 4.5 miler. I ran exactly a 5k last week (3.1 miles) and I've never ran anything more than that... so adding another mile and a half should be REALLY interesting.