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Me, too, also get ache in buttock, and I know it’s not a disc problem. Someone told me it might be a pyriformis muscle problem. I’m already stretching a lot. Anyone have any ideas?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody? I get the same thing.  Happens around 4 miles, lasts 1 to 1.5 miles. My whole foot used to fall asleep, then I started lacing my shoes loose, now only my toe area falls asleep.  My problem is intermittent, happens about half the time (I only run more than 4 miles once a week). My only advice would be to try lacing your shoes even looser.  A previous thread on this topic suggested lacing your shoes so loose you could take it off without unlacing it. I tried it once but couldn’t stand it that loose.  Let me know if you have any other suggestions that seem to help.                                            Neil

You guys probably have a sciatic nerve problem.  Go see a physio and get some advice on stretching etc.  or join a running club, there’s plenty of free advice to be had there. Cheers, Bob

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writes: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody? I get the same thing.  Happens around 4 miles, lasts 1 to 1.5 miles. My whole foot used to fall asleep, then I started lacing my shoes loose, now only my toe area falls asleep.  My problem is intermittent, happens about half the time (I only run more than 4 miles once a week). My only advice would be to try lacing your shoes even looser.  A previous thread on this topic suggested lacing your shoes so loose you could take it off without unlacing it. I tried it once but couldn’t stand it that loose.  Let me know if you have any other suggestions that seem to help.                                                Neil You guys probably have a sciatic nerve problem.  Go see a physio and get some advice on stretching etc.  or join a running club, there’s plenty of free advice to be had there. Cheers, Bob

Hello Neil, I had the same problem a couple of years ago and thought that I wasn’t lacing too tight as well. Then I read in Jeff Galloway’s book that it can occur as a result of the lacing method that you use. It can produce uneven pressure on the top of the foot thereby pinching a nerve. I then followed his advice ao lace my shoes straight across the foot. This eveningly distributes the pressure across the foot. Since that time I haven’t had the problem reappear.Give it a try and let me know how it works for you. Gary

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody? I get the same thing.  Happens around 4 miles, lasts 1 to 1.5 miles. My whole foot used to fall asleep, then I started lacing my shoes loose, now only my toe area falls asleep.  My problem is intermittent, happens about half the time (I only run more than 4 miles once a week). My only advice would be to try lacing your shoes even looser.  A previous thread on this topic suggested lacing your shoes so loose you could take it off without unlacing it. I tried it once but couldn’t stand it that loose.  Let me know if you have any other suggestions that seem to help.                                            Neil

Neil, It’s likely that you have a Sciatic nerve problem.  It’s quite common amongst us guys.  See a physio and get some stretching exercises. Cheers, Bob

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Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody?

I’ve experienced it. Can’t say that I’ve found a solution, though I know it occurred more frequently with a mis-fit model shoe. (I took the shoes back and changed back to a model I used before.) Are your shoes near the end of their life?     Contract Engineering Services for business and industry Contract Computer Engineering Services

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Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody?

I get the same thing.  Happens around 4 miles, lasts 1 to 1.5 miles. My whole foot used to fall asleep, then I started lacing my shoes loose, now only my toe area falls asleep.  My problem is intermittent, happens about half the time (I only run more than 4 miles once a week). My only advice would be to try lacing your shoes even looser.  A previous thread on this topic suggested lacing your shoes so loose you could take it off without unlacing it. I tried it once but couldn’t stand it that loose.  Let me know if you have any other suggestions that seem to help.                                                 Neil

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When I began running I had the same problem.  Three to four miles into a run my left foot would start to fall asleep.  If I continued it became more and more difficult to use my foot.  It began to feel like a dead limb attached to my body that was hitting the floor.  I found that running outside on flat ground helped.  A slower pace helps.  This problem eventually disappeared.  After about 2 1/2 to 3 months I never experienced this foot sleeping agian while running.  I believe that being a little overweight when I started running was a definite factor ( I was about 155 when I started running, now I’m about 140 ). I beleive that if you keep up your running on a regular basis that you will soon cure yourself of this problem. The biggest problem with my foot falling asleep while I was running was that it would be up all night.   —

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Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody?

I used to have the same thing happen to me.  I was wearing Asics shoes. I switched to Saucony and did not have the problem any more… maybe due to the fact that the Sauconys were wider. I now have a pair of New Balance which are "ok", but I think I will go back to Saucony for my next pair.  The NB shoes gave me a blister under my big toe for awhile at first.  They seem ok now, but the Sauconys are perfect from the 1st day I run in them. I was advised by some people to see a neurologist about the numb foot problem, but I never did.  Changing shoes was a lot cheaper and it worked.  YMMV. Good luck! Anne.

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Anybody else have this problem?  I get it around mile 4 of training runs, as though the foot were "falling asleep", and I’m pretty sure I’m not lacing my shoes too tight.  The numbness tends to go away after a mile or so, but sometimes I have to stop and wiggle the foot to get the circulation going.  Sound familiar, anybody?

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