Post VLM worst toe nail count for years. Roadtested my shoes in a number of warm ups including 2 x 10k and 4 x Half maras with no real issue. London Cost me 5 blackened toe nails of which 3 have been completely liberated so far. How many have you lost, will you lose post VLM?
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Lost one after GNW Half in Feb (1st half ever!) and 1 so far after VLM (1st full mara ever!!) and a huge blister under left big toenail, to be monitored closely.....
Maybe go up one size shoe ? I've pairs in sizes 10, 10.5 and 11 !
None *smug grin*
Had a few get very slightly bruised, but never enough to do more than make the nail ridged - never yet lost a toe nail. *touches wood*
is it one of those rites of passage that you have to go through? Am I not a real runner until I'm minus a toenail or two.
More memorable than some of the medals and t-shirts tho!
Only ever lost the one in the first mara I did.
Since when I have worn shoes half a size larger and always trim the nails before a long run after advice received from the good and great on here.
One bruised toenail I picked up on a training run (with a VERY long, steep downhill sections - I could feel my toes getting pushed forwards). It survived the marathon so hopefully it will stay attached and the bruise will just grow out.
I'm reading Born to Run at the moment, just got to the bit with the guy who had all his toenails amputated because "they kept falling off anyway"!
Ahh ok, I thought maybe they would get infected and then my whole toe would drop off!
I've had mine for almost five weeks now and it survived the marathon so I think it's attached for the duration. I'll have to paint the rest of my nails so my feet don't look so diseased.
One came detached down half of one side but that's it in 4 marathons. I do cut them about a week before and put a few layers of nail varnish on them. The half-detached one happened the only time I didn't put nail varnish on them.
27 marathons? That's amazing! I thought 1 was tough enough! What was your favourite?
I'm about to lose a nail from Brighton Marathon, he's hanging in there but it won't be long!
Tom