So, how many toenails have you lost since Jan 1st?

KentuckyPete

As a companion thread to the 1000 mile challenge

I've lost two - three upcoming - with the second nail on the left foot currently undergoing a very painful, emotional week-long separation process. I've already equalled my 2009 total :eek:

hunnymonster

lol, I currently have 6 remaining. Last year when I was spending a lot of time in Bridal shops the assistants kept encouraging me to try on loads of strappy sandals. Some looked very ill when I explained the likely hood of me having a full set of toenails on my wedding day was next to zero.

kennyb3

not one, never have lost one. Do some people just not lose them?

menoscemo

I've lost one but that's because of a ping pong table collapsing on my toe. I've never has a toenail related injury from running...do you guys clip your nails regularly or has it got something to do with running style/footwear?

hunnymonster

Of the 4 I'm missing at the moment two were lost in the Connemara100. My own fault. I have been hyper-vigilant on footcare in the marathon des sables and was just too blasé in Connemara. They'r about half way back now but still looking a little dodgy. The other two were lost in the Rontegenlauf ultra that I did the day before the Dublin marathon. It was extremely hilly (aka up a f****** mountain!) and the downhill sectons gave my toes a battering. Took ages for them to fall off so only just starting to regrow now.

tunney

Buy proper fitting shoes?

BrokenMan

Never lost one thankfully. Have had them slice into the neighbouring toe too many times to count though.

rovers_runner

Used to lose the next one down from big toe on right foot constantly until I started using the lacing technique that holds the ankle in place.
Prevents the forefoot moving about in the toebox.
Haven't had a black toenail in the 8 or so months since I've done this.

DustyBin

Not lost any toenails but have noticed the toes themselves looking a bit stumpier than when I started
The fleshy tips of the second toes get an awful battering
Also got that whole slicing into neighbouring toe before - not nice

hunnymonster

my problem with the lacing and correct fitting shoes is that it feels uncomfortable. I like my toes to feel free. The lost toenails are the compromise I make to enjoying the feel of my feet running

KentuckyPete

tunney wrote: »

Buy proper fitting shoes?

Not that simple. If your running style creates a lot of forward push on your foot as you land then correctly fitting shoes are no real help. The ankle tying method often solves this one.

Then there's toe alignment. One either foot most people can draw a line from the front of their big toe to the front of their small toe on and each of the intervening toes just touch that line. However, it is reasonably common for the second toe (the one beside the big one) to project beyond that line. In other words that second toe all alone bangs into the front of the shoe on each stride. Hence the toe scrunch and the regularly departing nails.

But hey, apparently that second projecting toe is the sign of a strong leader. So it's not all bloody socks and closed-toe wedding shoes

Jip

kennyb3 wrote: »

not one, never have lost one. Do some people just not lose them?

Neither have I, and I don't ever want to either !

yop

Jesus how are u managing to lose them!!!! The thought is like eating tin foil or chewing on wool!!!

tunney

KentuckyPete wrote: »

Not that simple. If your running style creates a lot of forward push on your foot as you land then correctly fitting shoes are no real help. The ankle tying method often solves this one.

Then there's toe alignment. One either foot most people can draw a line from the front of their big toe to the front of their small toe on and each of the intervening toes just touch that line. However, it is reasonably common for the second toe (the one beside the big one) to project beyond that line. In other words that second toe all alone bangs into the front of the shoe on each stride. Hence the toe scrunch and the regularly departing nails.

But hey, apparently that second projecting toe is the sign of a strong leader. So it's not all bloody socks and closed-toe wedding shoes

So buy proper fitting shoes and run proerly then?

TFBubendorfer

After almost 15000 miles in 6 years I still have a full set of toenails. And since lost toenails are one of the signs of being a Real Runner, I still have to wait until I can join that club.

KentuckyPete

tunney wrote: »

So buy proper fitting shoes and run proerly then?

... and have the projecting toes surgically shortened? Got it

TheRoadRunner

kennyb3 wrote: »

not one, never have lost one. Do some people just not lose them?

In the 20 years I've ran/raced I had never lost a toe nail until 2 weeks ago. The damage was done back in early December during the Dublin intermediates in Tymon park. Coming down a steep hill put a lot of pressure of my 2 second toes and one has since departed.

BeepBeep67

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

Coming down a steep hill put a lot of pressure of my 2 second toes and one has since departed.

Nail I hope and not the toe :eek:.

Since i've moved from sissy mileage to longer stuff, my 2 second toe nails are starting to go black, plus I've got Morton's syndrome? (2nd toe longer than the big toe)

tunney

KentuckyPete wrote: »

... and have the projecting toes surgically shortened? Got it

"Not that simple. If your running style creates a lot of forward push on your foot as you land then correctly fitting shoes are no real help. The ankle tying method often solves this one."

TheRoadRunner

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Nail I hope and not the toe :eek:.

Ha. Yeah just the toenail. I got it on my duvet and it whipped it right off. Was quite sore now I think of it.

When I originally got the blood blisters under the nails the pressure was so great it drove me nuts. I woke from my sleep and took a needle to both toenails. That was also quite painful. I'd say 2-3 mls of blood was released from both but the relief was orgasmic

hunnymonster

you're all set to do the MDS roadrunner :-) just throw some grit in there next time you release the pressure for the full experience

KentuckyPete

Have to laugh at the auto-ads that are coming up around this thread - beauty parlours and nail treatments - class

Oisin11178

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Nail I hope and not the toe :eek:.

Since i've moved from sissy mileage to longer stuff, my 2 second toe nails are starting to go black, plus I've got Morton's syndrome? (2nd toe longer than the big toe)

haha i have that to:)
Everyone in my family has it actually. Im always losing the toenails on my 2nd biggest toe because of it:p

Sosa

I lost my first yesterday,small toenail on my left foot.
It went black the day after Dublin last year and just fell off yesterday with no warning...thought it was going to be painful but its not at all.

My right foot is a bit battered as its a half size bigger than my left and the 2nd toenail was thick and black for years but now seems to be growing properly from the base and therefore everytime i have mini surgery on it,i seem to be reducing the thickness...you never know i might have a proper nail in 12 months...these things take time !
My little toenail on my right gets squashed about and is a bit distorted and thick also...but not near as bad as my 2nd toenail.

Never spoke at length about my stunning nails before....feels strange !

Bambaata

Ive never lost any to running. Have lost a few from football alright. Then again ive only done two marathons and standard and sprint distance tri/duathlons

shels4ever

Lost my first nail from running just after the inters XC back in November. The scary part was I lost nearly all the skin on the top of my toe too. Mostly due to hills and runing through lakes. Horrible black looking toe.. but back to normal now.

ultraman1

Do teeth count......

hunnymonster

ultraman1 wrote: »

Do teeth count......

I'll see your tooth and raise you a broken nose :-)

nutts_77

Have lost 2 this year. The nails on both my second toes. And tops of both toes are constantly badly damaged.. When the first nail went really black, i went to the doctor.. To my surprise and delight she proceeded to treat it, with a paper clip and a lighter... Unusual and not really pleasant sensation having a paper clip through the toe nail.. But as said above, the relief was close to orgasmic.....

rigal

Lost three while training for my last marathon and similar to RR had a painful duvet experience with one of them. I'm saving up to get this done before I start another training programme :

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/fashion/22FITNESS.html

rainbow kirby

Thought I lost 2 after DCM last year, but my toenails survived it. All 10 present and accounted for at the moment.

TheRoadRunner

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Thought I lost 2 after DCM last year, but my toenails survived it. All 10 present and accounted for at the moment.

Wimp

geld

One. My big toe nail.

Both big toe nails take it in turns to fall out, grow again and then fall out again. This is not all related to running but hill running would be a factor.

BeepBeep67

Got a hold of one of those Ped Egg jobbies and done a little gardening on my second toes, reckon I've an extra 2mm to spare now , I'd say you'd need to be carefull with those bad boys or I could end up a size 9 instead of a 10 :eek:.

levitronix

Lost me first one wednesday night swimming, went black after a long bike the week after DCM ... i pity anyone who found it in the pool in total fitness funny thing was i could feel it falling off getting looser as i was swimming

hunnymonster

levitronix wrote: »

Lost me first one wednesday night swimming, went black after a long bike the week after DCM ... i pity anyone who found it in the pool in total fitness funny thing was i could feel it falling off getting looser as i was swimming

eeeugh, I know what you mean though. Swimming with a loose toenail is a very funny sensation. water where water doesn't normally go.

DustyBin

must keep mouth closed whilst under water, must keep mouth closed whilst under water

npresto

Just lost a toenail that I damaged in DCM 2012 last month.

wobblemouth

2 have gone, 2 more thinking about it.

Lost first after Frank Duffy 10miler, lost other after DCM.

Feet like a hobbit

shels4ever

have 10 toenails now for the first time in a while. Not sure how long i'll keep them.

BeepBeep67

Still haven't lost any.


They're in a jar in the spare room, so i know where they are!!!

BenMicheal

Lost two after DCM 2012, on the way back to the car after the race I thought they were two small stones in either shoe and thought it was a sign of luck and made a point to do the lotto.

Getting ready for a shower after the race and taking off my socks I realised it was two toe nails.

safe to say I didnt win the lotto!

opus

Somebody stood on my foot at a gig in a local pub around a month before the Cork marathon which then finished off one injured nail. It's never really recovered so tends to part company with me after each marathon since

shane1981

one black nail from DCM 12. My first nail casualty i think. Not sore though

theboyblunder

You are all amateurs Id post a photo of my feet but there are public decency laws.

Id say some of the ultra guys cant remember what toenails look like

(probably ate them en route somewhere)

rom

Shoes got wet from water in DCM, toenail lifted. Pealed it off like a bandaid the following day, no nail under. Put Tea tree oil on it for a few days and it was fine. When they start I just peal them off to be done with them. You should see the Blackwater 135 doc and see wat bad feet look like. Highlight burting a blister that it sprays 3 feet in the air.

BobMc

One so far, and about to loose same one for 2nd time I'd imagine in next week or so, 2nd toe from big toe similar to most here

Younganne

Im constantly losing toenails, how silly of me. It's a regular occurance for me!! I haven't had a full, unbruised set of 10 for a few years now!!:rolleyes:

Sept i got my right big toenail fully grown back after DCM2011, the left one is almost there...until....DCM 2012, blisters under 8 toenails,:eek: I could feel them lifting from mile 23 on...ouch!! They are all black now, some will fall off, some will be fine...

the only 2 toenails i have never lost or got blackened are the 2 little toes. I have tried various brands of runners so it must be the way i run!!!:o