Foot pain? Arch pain??

[tongue_tied]

Hi all,
Around mile 65 of the Apple Cider Century, I noticed a pain around the inner side of my foot, near the arch, top of the ankle bone. At the last rest stop I stopped at, I took my shoes off and walked around. I didn't (and don't) have any pain walking. Or standing. Or doing anything that does not involve pedaling. And honestly, after that rest stop, the pain was about 1/3 of where it was when it started. I took two days off the bike after that century (no pain) and went to a spin class last night where I noticed the pain was back - not as bad as it was on the century ride, but still noticeable.

Anyone have any idea what this could be? I wear Specialized S-Works Road Shoes, so I don't think stiffness is an issue. I'm a little baffled that this pain is only present when pedaling, when there's little to no impact on the foot. Maybe it's a tendon thing? Last night, I thought maybe it was the pull-up of the pedal stroke that was causing it. I can bend, flex, walk, sleep, and the foot doesn't bother me. Seems to only be on the bike (which is a major crisis to me).

I'm going to a chiropractor today and hoping that maybe he can help too, but any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

[OakLeaf]

I'm not 100% clear on where your pain is, but at the risk of stating the obvious, are your shoes too tight (either in size, or in how tight you're fastening them)? If not, would tongue pads or thicker socks help?

[tongue_tied]

I thought it could be my shoes were too tight, initially. The pain seemed localized to the left side of the tongue area of the shoe if that makes any sense. Right where it seems to hit my ankle bone on the inside of my foot. The pain then moved to the top of my foot and up my shin a little bit. I was wearing wool socks (thinner wool socks) that day because it was chilly. I loosened up the BOA closure when I started to feel the pain, but that either didn't help or I had done enough damage already to where the loosening didn't help. In my hypochondriac phase, I thought it was the beginning of plantar fasciitis, but I don't seem to have most of the symptoms listed (no stabbing pain when walking or first thing in the morning when you get out of bed, no tingling, etc.). I'm wondering if the cleat position is off - I've had problems adjusting to these shoes, and I'm wondering if I need to move the cleat rearward. Maybe I'm using a part of my foot that I shouldn't be using and I've caused some sort of tendon strain?

[OakLeaf]

Since no one else has replied ... I'm still having trouble understanding where the pain is. On the one hand it sounds like it's on the dorsal side of your foot (in contact with the straps and/or tongue of your shoe), but then you say arch and plantar fasciitis, which are on the plantar (sole) side.

Sometimes when I'm having a problem it really helps me to look at an anatomy chart and see exactly what anatomical structures are bothering me. There are a lot of them free online. Here are some.

[ny biker]

Well I thought I had replied to this but I'm not seeing it.

Do you wear the same shoes for spinning that you wear while riding your bike?

Also, are they new shoes?

[tongue_tied]

My spin and road shoes are not the same. My spin shoes are quite old (and well used) and my road shoes are just a few months old. The pain didn't start until this Sunday's century ride. Think it's something to do with my spin shoes?