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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I went to Fleet Feet and got fitted for shoes. I went for my first run tonight. My toenails are throbbing. I thought the point of the fitting was to take care of things like this....

I'm upset. I'm not giving up, but I don't think my toenails should hurt after a run in the right shoes for my feet, right?[/quote]

1. As PP mentioned, toenails

2. How are you laced in? Are you using the very top, back hole? There is a technique called “heel lock”, where you use the top two lace holes to create a secondary loop, and then thread your lace through that. It helps pull your heel back into the heel counter of the shoe (the rigid back part of the shoe), and prevents your foot from sliding forward into the toe cap.

FWIW: Fitting only does so much. The person fitting you isn’t you and isn’t IN the shoe, so can’t tell what it is what you feel, like seams, tightness, etc. This is why a fitting is actually important, as it affords you some time in each shoe to see if you like how it feels. This comes back to “each runner is different”. PP above who wears a larger sized shoe sounds like their style needs lots of space in the toebox to prevent injury. Conversely, I need a really snug shoe or I slide around and get injured. There’s no malice answer.

Did you run Or walk around inside with the shoes? That’s usually the recommendation, so you can return them if they don’t work in the initial use. [/quote]

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