Ya, painted toenails — ladies have a nice way to cover up the ravages of hammer toe that leave the nails black-n-blue, and sometimes to the point of falling off or needing to be removed. Sometimes, just not enough room in the toe box of the shoe leads to the toe s banging into the wall of the shoe and if you keep track of the number of steps run in a marathon, ends up being quite a lot of hammering going on.
Running a lot of down-hill can lead to this problem as was my only single case of true hammer toe on the big toe when I ran Miss Blues Marathon in Jackson, MS.
A lot of steep downhill descents in that one that left both R and L toenails as black as Texas tea. Sometimes doubling up my socks is helpful. The only hammer nail I get now is slight and it effects the 2nd toe which is a tad longer than the big toe. If you get hammertoe its probably time to take a closer look at shoe fit, but those gel toe protectors can be very useful when you get blisters, corns and keep on running. We tried a full size up but alas it was too big and my foot moved too much and well, I lost more nails.
Since my heel is so narrow, most shoes slip off my heel and that really limits my shoe options. OMG…rolling on the floor laughing. I am sooooooo sorry!!!! I will try to loose a nail for you at least once! I know my feet are a little wider than yours, but I really think you should give them a try. You really have nothing to loose at this point except a shit ton of money that you pay those poor ladies to work on those toes!!!!
Good luck! I will only go to one lady….. Too much explaining to do when they see them. The extra fluid, colored by some blood, accumulates below the toenail.
Even if it takes several months, the blackened outer nail will drop off, leaving the new nail below. Sometimes the pressure of the fluid, will warp the new nail, but it will get smoother as it grows out. Each time your foot swings forward, a little extra blood is pushed into the toe region due to the force of the foot coming forward. If you increase your distance regularly and very gradually, your toes will adjust to each new maximum distance and only complain when you extend farther.
In a marathon training program, almost everyone gets at least one black toenail. Running faster than you should be running, at any time during a long run, will increase the chance of this injury. Hot weather also improves your odds of getting one. Because there is more pressure, and more fluid, there are more black nails generated during the summer months.
When you add more room at the end, ensure that the arch of the shoe matches up with your arch. About 24 hours after the long or fast run which produced the problem toe, you can decide whether the pain is tolerable. It usually lessens each day thereafter. About 80 percent of the black toe problems are best treated by ignoring them. The damaged part of the nail is gradually pushed out, and the foot slowly returns to normal. You are commenting using your Google account.
You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. As soon as I increase my to over 25 miles a week I start losing toenails…..
I do like seeing the look on the poor ladies face when I go in for a pedicure and whip there puppies out……yikes I am not sure if this means my shoes are too big, too small, too tight ect…. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading This is true! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here
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