I rode my first ride since May (an LD ride for
Heaven's sake!) on Saturday, and noted considerable pain in my right foot on the
joints of the littlest 2-3 toes. The pain was like I'd expect if I stood
with a metal pole underneath that part of my foot for more than a few
minutes.
It is possible that I'm weighting one stirrup more
than another (I promise that my legs are not the same length)--will check on
that when I can get my wife to spot check my riding position--but has anyone
else experienced a similar issue and found a resolution? I'm riding
EZ-ride stirrups--ample padding is present--so I'm a bit surprised that I'd have
foot/toe pain at all unless there is a shoe problem as well. The little
toe isn't pressing up against the stirrup, as I've experienced once
with English stirrups that were too narrow for me.
Changing position frequently alleviated the problem
for the rest of the ride, but I still need to find the root cause and correct
it.
On another note... has anyone noticed that stirrups
that feel the right length at the start of a ride seem too long halfway through
the ride? Am I the only one with this problem?
Working out issues such as these are one reason I
am grateful for LD rides--55 miles of this would have been tough to
take.
