Hot foot or Metatarsalgia is caused by pressure on the nerves causing a burning sensation..."severe cases feel like some sadistic demon is applying a blowtorch".
Boy can I identify with that description! I think my shoes fit okay but with the heat on the day of the Etape the feet probably swelled causing pressure. I wish I had been level headed enough to move the cleat position and shift the pressure. Oh well it's too late now and anyway one reason I suffered from it could be thinning skin due to old age...fits well with my label as a Mamil (Middle Aged Man in Lycra).
Hey Andrew, thanks for listing the blog on your weblog, appreciated! Q
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure - a good way to keep tabs on what you are up to. I will probably bring this blog to a close soon but you'll see me pop up somewhere else and following your progress for sure.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds very familiar - pretty sure that's what I experienced on the Tourmalet as well.
ReplyDeleteI saw the Mamil article and the tag is scary - I'm soon to turn forty, which probably defines me as middle aged. Gulp. Does having lycra and a shiny bike before middle age exempt me?!
Well what worried me (and this will be of no comfort to you) is that the first age range they quoted "Given the number of men aged 35-44 who are buying fancy-pants road racing machines" makes me older than middle-aged. Old Man in Lycra - OMIL nice!
ReplyDeleteProbably written by a fat, unfit nicotine addicted middle aged journalist with a mistress and a raging mid-life crisis who can't afford a Porsche.....
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