I've been running for years, have done a few marathons, last one was 4 years ago and lots of halfs. I have been through a LOT of different shoes. I also trail run which requires grippy shoes for different conditions.
The problem I am having more recently is when I do anything over 10 miles, no matter which shoe I choose, different parts of my feet hurt! I did a half this weekend, which was trail, so I wore my most comfortable trail shoes (La Sportiva Mutant) and by the last few miles my big toe was very sore (I think it was banging the end of the shoe and they are definitely not too small) and my other foot hurt on the sole, just below the toes. Could I have an ingrowing big toenail possibly?
I get no pain when walking or running less mileage, so it's very frustrating as I do want to do long runs without niggles!
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Stumpedasatree · 27/03/2024 10:08
MagpiePi · 28/03/2024 13:29
I was thinking about this and, the pain below your toes - could it be you are scrunching your foot up slightly so that on a longer run the muscles get tired or a bit crampy? I know I have to make a conscious effort to not land on one foot in a weird way otherwise it pulls up the side of my ankle. It’s worth massaging the soles of your feet or rolling them on a tennis ball or marbles or something.
With the sore toe, if it was an ingrown toenail I think it would be sore all of the time. It could be you got a slight bruise from a wrinkle in a sock or something and it is still slightly sore, not enough to notice generally, but with the repetitive nature of running it is getting aggravated when you go out.
It is annoying when you have these niggles, but sometimes I find focusing on them makes them seem worse. I used to row and get horrendous blisters on my hands but wouldn’t feel them during sessions because I was concentrating on other things.
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