Originally Posted by
roadcrankr
The balls of my feet sometimes begin aching around the forty-mile mark.
I tried a few hacks lately, like inserting some insoles or monkeying with shoe tightness.
On some 60+ milers during the year, the pain forced me to remove my shoes and soak my feet with cold water.
Interested to hear of other posts here. Thought of starting my own on this topic, but happy to glob on. lol
Your shoes are too tight/small. Your feet swell and create pressure which causes the pain.
I went through this and ended up ditching 2 pairs of cycling shoes and jumped up a full size. I also keep the forward most strap/closeure as loose as possible and cinch the middle and closest one to my ankle. On hot days it was even worse and could only do about 30 miles and would have to stop and remove shoes and socks. Now with bigger shoes, zero issue. Our feet grow larger as we age so we can’t wear the same size as we did in our 30s and 40s.
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Last edited by rsbob; 12-05-22 at 12:10 AM.