I've decided to put this in the cycling forum but I guess it applies to my everyday life too.

Facts

  1. Every pair of shoes I own - dress, athletic, cycling, steel toes, etc wear out first on the inside top where the big toes goes.
  2. When I run or walk, my toes swing upward creating over time, holes
  3. I have tried to consciously think about scrunching my toes when I walk to retrain them, but I don't seem to be able to


I've got somewhere around 1000 miles in for the year (which I think is less than last year actually) and am starting to expereince toenail pain. My friends and I whipped out a decent 100 miles on Sunday. I also had women's crit practice on Saturday followed with mens/womens 40 miler aftewards and then did an easy 25 mile recovery ride Monday. I skipped last night's ride, which I never do because my stupid big toe on my left foot hurts. If you press on the nail, it feels almost like a bee sting. As soon as you stop applying pressure, the pain goes away. The pain hasn't gotten any better either since being off the bike.

Obviously, I'm going to look at some new shoes as I've had these going on two years now but really, it's never hurt like this before. I'm sure it was attributed to the fact my big toes must have been pointed to the sky for those 165 miles! But again, why didn't I feel this way last year?

Anyone else have funky issues when they walk? I haven't been able to find the magic words on google to tell me how to correct it or if there is something special I can do about it. Guess I'm a freak!