Gosh Im beginning to think Meg is doing something wrong too, his are fine, (as far as feet can be) he has this week started getting terrible blisters under his feet though, but darent get new shoes as his race is only 02 weeks away

Run262......maybe you could be an hand model instead

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Best wishes from Dawn

not with these sinuey, bony hands...scary...too much tom boy in me for that...maybe a hair model...but who's hair would I model...keith richards perhaps? Nice fit for my toenails.

Great... so for us relatively new runners we have black toes to look forward to? lol

I have been running since April/May this year and haven't had any problems yet. At the place where I bought my running shoes they said to buy them bigger to prevent the whole toe issue, which I did. They also said to keep toenails trimmed all the time, which I do.

Does this mean that when I start upping my weekly mileage that I'm gonna get some gross looking toes?

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The Virtual Runner
Where is he now?

Does this happen with X country running too?

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MARATHON 2008,BRING IT ON!!!:D

Mine seem to survive OK, only time I got a black nail was when I ran a marathon with some medical tape wrapped over one big toe to stop it blistering (maybe the tape was too tight or something)

I hate how long it takes for a black bit at the bottom of the nail to grow all the way out though

TOE NAILS?...overrated.

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GONE RUNNING

I'm obviously not trying hard enough - All my toe nails are fine (though i've always had incredibly small nails on my little toes - almost not worth having!).

In fact I've never lost a toe nail, or had one go balck or anything, including dropping various things on my feet and having a car drive over my toes!

I have feet of steel (or maybe titanium, steel would rust with all the sweat )

My big toenails are still recovering from Brands Hatch 1/2 in Feburary :eek: very nearly better, I bet they go again next year tsk tsk...

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Bird in Boots

I'm a beauty therapist and can identify a runners feet (and whether they're left or right handed!) on sight.

Sometimes I'm wrong when I ask, "Do you run?" but on those occassions it's ususally ski-ers.

I keep my toe nails ridiculously short and rub in Phenomen Oil (by Jessica) http://www.jessicacosmetics.com/miva...uct_Code=up160 and only put polish on for special occassions and remove it immediatly afterwards, as it dehydrates the nail. Whilst my nails do look short - they're still there!

Most Jessica approved salons will stock the oil. It can also be used on dry elbows, knees and hands. My knuckles crack in this weather and it really does help.

I'm not paid by commission by the way!

I don't run nearly enough and my toes are a bit wrong anyway, my mate says they remind him of streaky bacon (...??) ha! Lord knows what my feet will look like when I pick up my distances!