feet hurt while cruising

[GET_IN_MY_BELLY]

After a two year absence from skating, I decided to start again. I am only using my board for transportation purposes on campus. But I can only cruise down half a block before my feet start hurting so bad that I have to get off my board and walk it off for five minutes. I am using Vans when I skate. I don't know the model name, but it closely resembles Old Skools. I also noticed that some of my toes are particularly painful with bloody nails on my pushing foot. What could be causing this pain? Is it my shoes? Is it how I stand on my board? Or is this just normal and the pain will go away the more I skate?

[PopwarPunk]

It sounds like your shoes are too tight and your toes/feet are being irritated when you push. But if I'm way off then just keep at it, your muscles probably aren't used to it yet again.

[kevman]

I think its your shoes.

[nuthead]

The law is to get a skateshoe a size or half a size larger then what you are wearing. The paddings and the design is a weebit diffrent than some thin walled shoes and adds a few mm's.

[sde780]

yea, and get something padded, like es accel pluses, cause the concave makes your feet get sore after a while, and padding helps alot, also if you are just cruising around, make sure ur feet are on the bolts, thats usually the most comfortable position.

[dm5matrix]

im gonna agree that it sounds like ur shoes are to small

espically if ur bleeding from your toenails >_<

also dont tie ur shoes to tight, its good for your feet to breath while ur skating and to be able to move a round a bit

i currently have a pair of globes focus skulls

there very comfortable although the downside is the fabric isnt so tuff but then again what shoe ever last against grip tape haha

[Ramp]