My second toe is much longer than my first toe. I was wondering if there were any shoes or spikes that would be a good fit for someone with this type of foot architecture. I have been running in Brooks Glycerins as my trainers and Milers on the track but was wondering if anyone has had any luck in another pair. For what it's worth I run 75-90 miles a week with times of 3:58/15:20 on the track.
It's not a weird foot. You have Morton's Toe. It is gentically inherited and is actually a dominant trait (even thugh most people dont have it). Mine is very much longer than my big toe.
I have found good success with the shape of brooks shoes (adrenaline for me). Any kind of birkenstock or other similar shoe (adidas slides for example) don't fit really right because they are made for those with longest big toe.
It always annoyed me telling some shoe salesman to check the length at my 2nd toe, not by big toe.
yea i never really noticed i had the same thing until a year ago when i could never get rid of a blister on my second toe. and then i reallized... i've got mortan's toe!
You might also want shoes with a slightly stiffer forefoot, since Morton's Toe predisposes you to stress fractures.
I have camels toe.
Hey, gatorxc, are you at UF now? Do you run for Pigg? I got my master's there back in 02 when Brownie was still there. I'm looking forward to see how this season goes. Go gators.
800 dude wrote:
since Morton's Toe predisposes you to stress fractures.
What is your source for this?
I've also heard from my podiatrist that a long 2nd met does predispose to met stress fx's. For what it is worth, the only stress fx I ever had was in the 2nd met, and I, too, have a long 2nd toe.
My second and third toes are longer than my big piggie.
I have had some aches in my toes after running longer distances in certain shoes. For some reason Asics don't have the forefront cushioning that I need, whereas New Balance does.
You mean camel's nutsack.
bold wrote:
I have camels toe.
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