http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt Gale Bernhardt's personal blog on triathlon, mountain biking, road cycling, running, "for women only" stuff, running with a dog and other issues in the endurance sports world. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:19:39 GMT Jive SBS 4.5.5.2 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2011-12-21T17:19:39Z http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/2011/12/21/top-of-your-foot-falling-asleep-in-running-shoes-try-lydiard-lacing <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:70d82290-b962-41da-95b1-e2c45d7ddfaf] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>If your foot is falling asleep in your running shoes, maybe it&rsquo;s the way you lace them. I spoke with an athlete this morning that was having trouble with the top of his foot falling asleep. He tried loosening his laces but still had the problem. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>If you&rsquo;re having this numbness problem, try <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/straightbarlacing.htm">straight-bar lacing</a>, also called "Lydiard Lacing" named after the great running coach Arthur Lydiard. I used this method to alleviate top-of-the-foot numbness when I was running intervals on the track. Oddly, the numbness only occurred when I wore a particular brand of running shoe. After I changed lacing methods, the problem dissappeared. </p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:70d82290-b962-41da-95b1-e2c45d7ddfaf] --> running_shoes feet_falling_asleep lydiard_lacing Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:19:39 GMT guest http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/2011/12/21/top-of-your-foot-falling-asleep-in-running-shoes-try-lydiard-lacing 2011-12-21T17:19:39Z 1 year, 6 months ago 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/comment/top-of-your-foot-falling-asleep-in-running-shoes-try-lydiard-lacing http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/feeds/comments?blogPost=97186