Arch pain

Hi Paudie, I got them for pain in my feet too and didn't know that I'd have them for life but wouldnt even notice them now at all in fact my feet would miss them if they were not in my shoes!  I started with the soft ones but last year when I really started running my physio suggested that I go for the custom made ones as they were harder and would last longer and so worked out cheeper in the long run.  One suggestion though if you do find they are what you need ask your physio to cusion the front part as when you remove the shoes insole to fit the ortotic if you only have a thin lining on the front part so you don't get cusioning in the front part of the foot and can be uncomfortable for the ball of your foot.  Another hint is that the custom made ones can be relined and so again last longer as they are like new when done. One very important thing though with them is if for any reason you havent worn them in a long time your feet have to readjust to them again a very painful lesson learned the hard way!  Was in hospital for three weeks just before the Dublin Marathon this year got out to do the marathon put my runners on and off I went half way round my feet were killing me as I'd forgotten to take the ortotics out and when I finished I couldnt walk for a week after my feet were so sore!  Good luck hope all goes well for ya

 
Hi Yvonne,
Thanks for posting the info on orthotics, i do wear custom ones  got through my chiropractor and went for a 8 mile walk/ run on Wed (doing my first half in connemara), i was ok until i took off newish runners when i got home, i literally couldnt put any weight on feet with pains in arches for a few hours, i celebrated with two bags of frozen peas one under each foot(well it was paddys day!), feet are still a tiny bit tender so im nervous about doing a session this coming weekend, do you think its best to cust back on miles and wear orthotics or go back to older shoes with orthotics....seems like you learned the hard way
thanks a mill Martha

Hi Martha, just a quick question are you wearing the orthotics all the time or just for running?  I wear mine all the time in nearly all my shoes except really dressy one ( that's really rare!).  I buy the same runners all the time as I got a few gait analysis done with the orthotics in the shoes and the shoes are consistently 100% for my feet and running style so I never have a problem changing over to new runners with the orthotics.  The problem I had with the orthotics was I was in hospital for three weeks and on my back the entire time so when I arrived for Dublin I hadn't wore any type of shoe in all that time so that's why I had the problems with them as you really have to take the advice seriously and get your feet use to them over a period of time, which for Dublin I didn't have!                                                                                                                            Are your othotics new or have you gotten your feet use to them?  When you say you have new runners are they just a new pair of the same brand or are they a different brand altogether and the most important question of all.... did you get a gait analysis done with the orthotics in the shoes you bought?  This is important as they can change your running style and therefore how the shoes fits your feets new running style?  Sorry about all the questions.  If you have checked all the above try just wearing them for a while after your run to give your feet a chance to relax again after the run and stretching is very important after your run as your feet need them especially calf stretches.                                                                                                                                    But what I find brillant if this happens to me is to me to massage my feet with a golf ball.  Just get a golf ball and roll your foot over it on a towel if you have wooden floors or on carpet.  The ball is hard enough and small enough to really give your feet a really good massage and though very hard on them when you start using the ball after a while when they get use to it, it really is the bussiness, very relaxing for your poor feet that work so hard for you.  Sorry if this is very long winded been a long week but I hope it helps.  Good luck in Connemara it's a magical place to run and I might just see you at the finish, yvonne