Whenever I first wake up and step on the floor, or the same thing after laying down reading/watching TV/taking a nap, my feet are all sore and stiff. It goes away with movement, doesn’t affect my training, it’s merely a minor irritation and I wonder why.
Not plantar fascia - I don’t have pain there; it is more all-over. I replaced my running shoes 2 weeks ago, and I always wear sneakers walking around other places.
Do I have, like, arthritis or something?! I am getting old, I turned 22 a month ago or is it just spending a lot of time ‘on’ feet - running, cycling, pushing off the wall in the pool, general day to day walking around…
I’ve had the same thing. When I decrease or forget stretching it comes back. Try stretching your calves right before going to bed. That works for me. Good luck.
It may not be “PF” yet but this is how mine started. My foot would be feel tight, sore just a “dead” feeling. Stretch, stretch and yes stretch, especially in the morning and ice after running etc. I also recommend using the TP massage system works great on calves and feet.
when doing a run focus for the marathon I had exactly what you are describing, was scared I was going to get some sort of injury but never did.
that said, when I took a bunch of time off from running it did go away. probably a good idea to take a month off from running once a year for many of us
just curious if
anyone else gets this
what causes it
Whenever I first wake up and step on the floor, or the same thing after laying down reading/watching TV/taking a nap, my feet are all sore and stiff. It goes away with movement, doesn’t affect my training, it’s merely a minor irritation and I wonder why.
Not plantar fascia - I don’t have pain there; it is more all-over. I replaced my running shoes 2 weeks ago, and I always wear sneakers walking around other places.
Do I have, like, arthritis or something?! I am getting old, I turned 22 a month ago or is it just spending a lot of time ‘on’ feet - running, cycling, pushing off the wall in the pool, general day to day walking around…
TC, yes, as others have said, you could be on a path toward PF. Stretch the daylights out of your feet and calves. I roll the bottom of my feet from arch to heel every night for about 20 minutes using a rolling pin and a frozen water bottle. I also use that rolling pin on my calves.
I started getting that morning stiffness in the ankles/feet a few months back and eventually my left heel started being painful after long runs. I realized I was getting plantar fasciitis after reading many posts here on ST about it. It truly sucks, and I am in a constant battle with it in my left foot. I have to do the treatment regime I mentioned above or I will be in agony when running the next day. With an IM coming in 6 weeks, I’m anticipating not being able to walk the next day.
Even with the stretching mentioned, my feet/ankles are still stiff when I wake up, but get much better after walking around for a little bit. I now wear sandals around the house. I have no idea why this flared up. I couldn’t pinpoint anything that I changed, so it was a mystery, but it’s no fun!
Nip that in the bud!
Seriously though, if you are nudging towards PF, take care of it NOW! When i got PF I suffered through almost two years of severe morning pain, followed by nagging pain all day long.
Just wait til you are in your early 40’s and everything hurts the morning after training.
jackmott and donut gestapo nailed it. Tight caves, often associated with higher mileage running. I am recovery from two marathons in two months, and for the first time the achilles at the heelare very tight. Lots fo triggerpoint calf streching has been helping in the last week, and some down time on the running.
To everyone who has said PF - I have NO arch pain. It’s not the underneaths of my feet that are stiff, it’s more like my whole feet - wiggling toes, like all the little bones and joints and tendons inside are stiff, sore.
Tight calves, or poor circulation, sounds more reasonable.
As rroof said, this is pretty well the first sign of plantar fasciatis even though you might not want to admit it at the moment. You do massive amounts of training and your feet and lower legs are probably not strong enough to support all the work yet. Its like you are building a skyscraper on top of a foundation for a 5 story building. As others said, stretch stretch stretch, but also strengthening for the entire lower leg.
You might also want to back off on some of the crazy amounts of volume. You’re only 22…how many years of running and cycling base do you have compared to some of the folks on here with 10-25 years of base?
or is it just spending a lot of time ‘on’ feet - running, cycling, pushing off the wall in the pool, general day to day walking around…
