My weird toes

[nscrbug]

Hammer toes, huh? I did look into that, but found that it was usually more common in the 2nd toe,so I thought that perhaps that wasn't it.

So...what are some of the ways you deal with this? Which of your toes are affected? Do you get any pain or tingling, particularly when running?

[Veronica]

The only time I've seen a podiatrist was 20 years ago when I had a bunion removed and she called them hammer toes.

Mine affects my 3 little toes on both feet. They have always been like that and they don't hurt. Sorry, I can't help you there.

Veronica

[Aggie_Ama]

Hammer toes. On my left foot my third toe curves towards the 4th toe so my 4th toe tucks under the crooked toe. My mom said my Great Grandma had the same toes so apparently I have genetically funky toes.

Are you getting your shoes from a running shop? The one I went to was very good at identifying issues, they completely alleviated pains I was having.

[nscrbug]

Hammer toes. On my left foot my third toe curves towards the 4th toe so my 4th toe tucks under the crooked toe. My mom said my Great Grandma had the same toes so apparently I have genetically funky toes.

Are you getting your shoes from a running shop? The one I went to was very good at identifying issues, they completely alleviated pains I was having.

Oh yes, absolutely! Infact, I can only buy shoes from a specialty running store because I wear a size 10.5 and sporting good stores (Sport's Authority, ****'s, etc.) don't carry half sizes beyond size 10. At the current moment, I'm alternating between a pair of Nike Structure Triax 13's and a pair of Nike Free Run+. I only wear the Nike Free Run on short (1-2 mile) runs. But I still feel the toe discomfort regardless of which shoe I wear. Prior to what I'm wearing now, I was wearing Mizuno Wave Inspire 6, Adidas Supernova Sequence 3, and Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10...toe pain with all of those. It must have something to do with the way those toes are curving inward and downward, and having pressure put on them. It sucks...because I've tried SO many different shoes and end up returning most of them! I swear, running shoe stores must cringe, when they see me walking in.

Just out of curiosity, what shoes did your running store put you in?

Linda

[Aggie_Ama]

Just out of curiosity, what shoes did your running store put you in?

Linda

I wear the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10. I was having knee, arch pain and achilles issues. No toes issues even though I do have odd toes. I have a slight hammer toe on each foot but it is very mild. The bigger problem I have is the crooked toes but running isn't a problem, cycling is though.

[nscrbug]

I wear the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10. I was having knee, arch pain and achilles issues. No toes issues even though I do have odd toes. I have a slight hammer toe on each foot but it is very mild. The bigger problem I have is the crooked toes but running isn't a problem, cycling is though.

Yup...I tried the Brooks Adrenaline 10, but sadly they don't work for me.

[OakLeaf]

If your heels slip, you know about this method of lacing, right?

It's not a cure if the heels are super wide, but it makes an enormous difference.