Pins & needles and proud to be running

[Neverranbefore]

So just done run 2 of week 5 and I have started getting pins and needles in one foot. Could it be my trainers are too tight?

That was a tough one, had to use mental power to keep pushing through!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Slow and steady..and loosen your laces😉

[Bazza1234 Graduate]

Who knows?? I quite often get numb feet using different shoes and I have now been running for 5 years. Last Saturday I did a 10K race - feet went numb at around the 5K mark for about 5 minutes and the problem then went away for the rest of the day.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Well done. It could be tight shoes, hard to tell though.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Pins and needles can be symptomatic of restricted blood supply, which can be caused by shoes being too tightly laced, or too small, not allowing enough room for feet to spread when running. Most people have running shoes at least half a size larger than their usual shoe size.

Enjoy your journey.