This right here. Something isn't right. He's one of the top athletes on the planet and he's cutting his own shoes? Shouldn't be be getting the best treatment in the world and custom shoes from Nike to get him through this? You can't train at his level and be carrying an injury like this. It won't get better.
People modify shoes all the time. Nike shoes aren't natural and largely constrict the toes to a narrow position. He clearly cut a hole to make room for his big toe to abduct and extend while running. Makes sense! Also, where did he say he was carrying an injury? Dude is running 116 miles a week and you think he is "carrying an injury." Where the heck did he mention an injury in this video? You think he is going to run the mileage most marathoners run while carrying an injury? Just a bunch of negative nancys here.
Did he go mountain climbing barefoot or something before this video? It looked like half his toe nails were about to fall off.
People modify shoes all the time. Nike shoes aren't natural and largely constrict the toes to a narrow position. He clearly cut a hole to make room for his big toe to abduct and extend while running. Makes sense! Also, where did he say he was carrying an injury? Dude is running 116 miles a week and you think he is "carrying an injury." Where the heck did he mention an injury in this video? You think he is going to run the mileage most marathoners run while carrying an injury? Just a bunch of negative nancys here.
Did he go mountain climbing barefoot or something before this video? It looked like half his toe nails were about to fall off.
That's nasty. Maybe he should try half a size up instead of cutting a hole for his big toe.