Disturbed275's Mentor Group - Closed! (Page 7)

Hey team,

I've been off-net for the last week or so.  I had to fly back to the States for a family emergency (nearly lost my Mom).  I returned back to Germany on Tuesday.  While back home, I was only able to get in one running workout (I took a new pair of running shoes for a spin).

We're getting ready for our big move back to the good ole US of A - we have our movers coming next week to pack us out.   I'll lose my bike at that point    until we take delivery of our stuff in PA when we finally arrive in July.

I hope to get some good workouts in the rest of the week, squeeze some in while packing out, and try to maintain some consistency during the transition to PA.   I think I'll revamp my training plan to have more base weeks until we settle down - then start builds up to my Oly in Quakertown, PA.

Going to make the best of it!

Looks like you had a strong finish.  The work-out looks interesting.  I think I'll give that a tri when the weather here in Germany sucks (which is often) and I need to do a brick session.

Thought I would share a foot issue that I've been having and see what you all think.

I mentioned in my earlier post that I got a run in when back in the States to break-in / test some new running shoes.  I bought them because I've been having an issue with my forefoot in both feet.

At about 8 miles + I start to get a burning sensation in both of my forefeet (I think that is how it is said).  It started last season.  It begins around 8 or 9 miles or so, and by 15 or 16 the balls of my feet feel like they are on fire.  Luckily I don't run that far that often (not at all this season, yet - max has been 12).  The problem has started again this year, albeit not as bad as last.

I did some research and nothing that I came up with seemed to fit exactly, except perhaps a discussion I saw that mentioned similar symptoms and attributed it to restriction of the forefoot in the toe box.

I always buy my shoes from a running store with knowledgeable staff - so I don't think I've been in bad shoes.  While home, I went to the local Fleet Feet in Tucson - the only specialty store I could find on-line.  The staff seemed very knowledgeable and I ended up back in a model shoe that I've used in the past (Brooks Glycerin GTS).  I ran the Berlin Marathon in that model and no issues.  I've run Brooks since, but different models (Dyad and up until this past week, Defyance).  While I didn't get up to the plus 8 mile distance on my test run (I felt like I was pushing it going 7 with new shoes and did not want to risk any other type injury) - it seemed as though the problem was not starting.

Anyway - thought I would share what I think is a unique problem.  I'm going to post it to one of the medical forums or chats and see what comes back.

Thom