Originally Posted by 2manybikes
I get something very,very, similar on the first long ride, when I have been off the bike for a while.
It goes away after a few shorter easy rides. It feels as if something needs to be stretched in my case.
Once I get going and keep on riding it never comes back. It will repeat if I stay off the bike again.
That's the thing ... I've been rotating and stretching my ankle on-and-off all day, because it did feel like it needed stretching out or something ... and it does feel better. In fact, walking makes it feel better ... the first few steps hurt, and then it seems like it settles down.
One other suggestion I got was that I might have had too much pressure on the top of the foot, or that tendon there. I was wearing heavy wool socks, my ankle braces, my shoes, and my neoprene booties. I wear that combination quite often, but perhaps this time something wasn't sitting quite right.