Black toe nails - do I need a chiropodist?

Yorky · 12-04-2016 04:41PM

sconhome wrote: »

Possibly your longest toe? If the shoe is roomy is could be the sock fabrics cramping the toe a little, putting pressure on the nail bed. Has happened to me in the past.

It quite possibly is..

I wear either trainer socks or compression socks?

As to the shoe size - they're Brooks Glycerin 12 and are due for replacement. I take a size 9 in a dress shoe and have always upped half a size for running shoes. Is this the correct size for Brooks? (It's the only brand I've worn and liked the film in the shop)

Thanks in advance

sconhome · 12-04-2016 05:54PM

Yorky wrote: »

As to the shoe size - they're Brooks Glycerin 12 and are due for replacement. I take a size 9 in a dress shoe and have always upped half a size for running shoes. Is this the correct size for Brooks? (It's the only brand I've worn and liked the film in the shop)

Thanks in advance

Unfortunately, you can't size a runner like that, you really should be measured to judge it right. Dress shoes don't flex the same way a runner does, sounds crazy but the key difference is when a running shoe bends it get shorter and pulls back on the toes. (as well as your foot splaying to distribute landing loads)

Best 'rule of thumb' is to ensure you have a clear fingers width of space at the top of your longest toe when standing in the running shoe.

At a guess I would expect you should be in a UK 10 for running shoes based on what you've said above. Try them on, they should feel roomy, you can lace lock your heel in place so you don't lift out of the shoe.

Black toe nails - do I need a chiropodist?

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