Quote Originally Posted by tangentgirl View Post
I did a metric century (and then some) yesterday. Longest ride I've done all year. Towards the end, somewhere in the last 7 miles, the ball of my left foot started hurting like crazy. I've had my feet feel stressed while riding before, but this was a little nuts, and it still hurt off the bike.

WTH is that, and how would I avoid it?

I was wearing softer mullti-surface shoes with SPDs, much like this pair: http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodLG_1487107.html

Been wearing these shoes for years. Got the bike fit when I bought it earlier this year, and I've been ok up until now.

Very unpleasant, and if I felt that at mile 60, what's going to happen when I do my next full century?
I used to be a long distance runner. I ran in high school track but didn't get serious until I joined the Navy and started running to get a high score on my Physical Readiness Test. My feet and ankles started to bother me after I started to train for my first marathon. I went to see my doc and he said that I had tiny hairline fractures in my foot and that is what was causing my pain. I didn't like it, but he ordered me to stop running for a few weeks.

I would get hairline fractures and they would heal and then I would get them again ... and they would heal. Maybe you should check with your doc?

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