Pain in one toe, but not the others...is it the shoes?

Question

I got a new pair of shoes to run in over the summer since my old pair was beaten up after track...i've got prolly 35-40 miles on them and they work great except for one thing..i get pain on my second toe from the left on my right foot...in other words the toe next to my big toe...its not a blister, but it looks to be wearing down the nail so when i cut it, even when its long its tough and sometimes painful...every other toe on either foot is fine..is it that my toe is longer than the others, or pronation or what?

Answer 1

Sounds like the toebox in the new shoes is a little smaller than your old ones. I've got a pair like that. I can't do more than a 4 mile run in them or else I get the same thing you do. You might try getting some different socks to run in. I found that a pair with a little more reinforcement on the toes helps some.

Answer 2

Sounds like you need a bigger shoe ....your toe is bumping up against the tip of the shoe while you are running.

Answer 3

i think it's going to be the shoe. try to look or feel for any bumps inside the shoe. sometimes when you run, you loose sensitivity on your feet so yous might not notice a bump directly.

Answer 4

your pidgeon toed same thing happened to me you can get special inserts from dr scholls worked for me

Answer 5

you may have an ingrown toenail-they can get very painful-get it fixed asap