Soreness in my arches- is this normal?

[tuggyruns]

I will def ask my doctor, but I don't want to become the annoying patient so I thought I would bounce this off you ladies first.

Background- I was in a walking cast for over 2 months due to a fracture in my heel. I got out of the boot and cleared to run about a month ago. Since then I have been slowly working my way back to running under a Dr. prescribed training plan. Also, the doc reccommended that I get new shoes. I switched from Newtons to Mizuno Wave Riders upon his reccomendation.

Last week was my first week of running 2 miles straight with no walking, every other day. I have noticed a little soreness in my arch of my injured foot whenever I would start my next level, but nothing lasting or worrisome. However, when I started the all running for 2miles, I began to notice soreness in both arches. Again, nothing severe, but odd because I have never had arch pain/soreness outside of the fracture. Also of note is that I have began to feel a little ache in my shin. I might add as well that yesterday I did a 25 mile bike ride- something I have never done before that could contribute? I don't know enough about biking to speculate on that one.

What's the dealio? No go on these shoes? Just muscles regaining their stregnth after almost 3 months of no running?

[ebeth]

do you have high arches? I do and my arches used to be achy/sore after long runs. I started using green superfeet and it has fixed the problem.

[tuggyruns]

May 28, 2013 9:43:18 GMT -5 ebeth said:

do you have high arches? I do and my arches used to be achy/sore after long runs. I started using green superfeet and it has fixed the problem.

Yes- super high arches- they don't touch the ground on either side. I have old green superfeet (that I didn't use very long) might pop them in a give them a try again?

[pixy0stix]

Is the soreness like your tendon is tight? It might be PF. I bet your gait has changed since becoming injured (babying your hurt foot most likely), which is causing this.

[gumi]

I also have high arches and I require custom orthotics (the kind where they make a molding of your foot, send it to a lab and you get it back 2 weeks later). Insurance covers it and they last for a couple of years. Before I started using the CORRECT ones (made by a podiatrist), I was using customs made by my chiropractor and my arches started to fall. My foot is all messed up from it.

[tuggyruns]

May 28, 2013 10:40:13 GMT -5 gumi said:

I also have high arches and I require custom orthotics (the kind where they make a molding of your foot, send it to a lab and you get it back 2 weeks later). Insurance covers it and they last for a couple of years. Before I started using the CORRECT ones (made by a podiatrist), I was using customs made by my chiropractor and my arches started to fall. My foot is all messed up from it.

gumi did you say once that you wear Newtons? I could be imagining things..

Also- is it weird that I never had arch problems before?

[ebeth]

May 28, 2013 9:46:33 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

May 28, 2013 9:43:18 GMT -5 ebeth said:

do you have high arches? I do and my arches used to be achy/sore after long runs. I started using green superfeet and it has fixed the problem.

Yes- super high arches- they don't touch the ground on either side. I have old green superfeet (that I didn't use very long) might pop them in a give them a try again?

I don't see how it could hurt? I didn't start having problems until I took a break from my green superfeet and they started falling and I started getting achy arches and weird charley horse pains in the arch of my foot after long runs.

my PT person has told me I should get orthotics but they are $$$ and my insurance doesn't cover it and the superfeet seem to be doing the trick for now.

[aprilsails]

As far as the pain starting it's probably because you took a rest. I didn't run last winter due to an ankle injury and both of my arches went to hell last summer. I've now got orthotics.

To see if it is, in fact, arch pain, you may want to try immobilizing your arches for your next run. I used KT Tape before I was able to get my appointment for orthopedics. It works like a charm if I did the technique for Plantar Fascitis (sp?).

[tuggyruns]

So just talked to the docta (which is awesome bc I called 2 hours ago) and they said they think it's a few things: my feet re-adjusting to running and my feet adjusting from the newtons to the mizunos. Their solution pretty much echoed what I heard here: stretch my calves really well, but don't over stretch, and ice after each run. If that doesn't help try some superfeet for support while my feet adjust to the new shoes and if I am still having problems, then they will make an appointment for me.

Thanks y'all!

[gumi]

May 28, 2013 10:54:54 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

May 28, 2013 10:40:13 GMT -5 gumi said:

I also have high arches and I require custom orthotics (the kind where they make a molding of your foot, send it to a lab and you get it back 2 weeks later). Insurance covers it and they last for a couple of years. Before I started using the CORRECT ones (made by a podiatrist), I was using customs made by my chiropractor and my arches started to fall. My foot is all messed up from it.

gumi did you say once that you wear Newtons? I could be imagining things..

Also- is it weird that I never had arch problems before?

I do wear Newtons (for long runs, I prefer different shoes for different kind of runs). Because of my orthotics, I can run in basically any shoe.

Good luck.  I have never had pain adjusting to different shoes, I don't think pain is normal so just be careful.  I would do yoga to ensure that you are stretching all your muscles (even the ones you don't think about)because everything is connected.  So while you calf can be tight, it may be tight as the result of something else being tight, ya know? If you do yoga, you stretch everything.

[tuggyruns]

May 28, 2013 16:03:08 GMT -5 gumi said:

May 28, 2013 10:54:54 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

gumi did you say once that you wear Newtons? I could be imagining things..

Also- is it weird that I never had arch problems before?

I do wear Newtons (for long runs, I prefer different shoes for different kind of runs). Because of my orthotics, I can run in basically any shoe.

Good luck.  I have never had pain adjusting to different shoes, I don't think pain is normal so just be careful.  I would do yoga to ensure that you are stretching all your muscles (even the ones you don't think about)because everything is connected.  So while you calf can be tight, it may be tight as the result of something else being tight, ya know? If you do yoga, you stretch everything.

true. the doc's medical assistant's explination on the shoe is that since I was wearing Newtons exclusivley, that I may have adjusted the way that I am striking now that I have a shoe that doesn't force a forefoot strike. Also, that I may have adjusted my gait as a protective measure from the injury.