Road Cycling - Hot, Burning Sensation in Feet While Pedaling

I have recently become active in road cycling and have noticed a hot, burning sensation in my feet while pedaling. It is not excruciating, but definately noticable. Usually, I begin to notice the sensation after pedaling 5-6 miles.

I am wearing a pair of Sidi shoes ( Dynamic 2 Msole, although I don't think that they are at the high end of Sidi's line) and using Look A-5.1 pedals.

When I first noticed the heat sensation, I replaced the sole liners that came with the shoes with a top of the line Dr. Scholl's sport liner. This seemed to help a bit, but didn't eliminate the problem.

Is poor pedaling technique the cause of this? Poor pedal position?

Thoughts?

Thanks.

Athletes foot?

I notice my feet get hot when the temps are way up there but it's not a burning sensation, just merely a temperature related sensation. My guess would be to try some type of athletes foot stuff like tinactin or whatever you prefer.

Maybe you just need to pedal faster to create more air flow :) :D

It sounds like you have the early symptoms of Hotfoot. Unusual to get it so early in a ride. Try this thread. It's most likely that your shoes are done up too tight, and/or are too narrow.

Hotfoot (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29763&highlight=neuroma)

It could also be a neuraloma. There's a nerve that runs between the narrow channel ofyour foot bones. Sometimes it get aggrivated, pinched, or damaged as in my case. I'm actually scheduled for surgery in Sept to have the nerve removed. Don't screw around, get it looked at by a qualified podiatrist, preferrably one who understands sports related injuries and is up on modern technoloogy and viewpoints.

Thanks for your replies. Your advice and past experiences are greatly appreciated.

-Joel

The fact that it is bilateral, or both feet, may also suggest a circulatory problem...something called claudication but that is unusual unless you used to smoke. Also chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the calf muscles can do it, the pressure and inflammation in the fascia of your calves get too high and impinges the circulation. If the podiatrist can't figure it out, see a orthopedist who is more familliar with the above or a sportsmedicine minded internist or family practioner.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1996/04_96/edwards.htm

pain is common with chronic exertional compartment syndrome in calves, but subportion of my athletes only have the parasthesias or numbness.