One of the first things I realized after the KL marathon was I had one blackened toe nail on each foot. I have read about runners having blackened toe nails from long distance running but this was the first time that I actually experienced it.
I did not really know what to expect. I did do some research on the internet and the advice given was to leave it alone.
Therefore, I left it alone wondering what will happen to the blackened toe nail. Well, tonight I found out what will happen to it. It literally fell off!
Below are some pictures to show you what happened to my toe!
The picture above shows my toe nail dangling precariously from my toe! I had no choice but to yank it out!
The above is the gruesome picture of my nail-less toe. Currently, I do not feel any pain... Lets hope it remains this way. However, I do wonder how the nail will eventually grow...
Well at least now I know what happens to blackened toes...
Update 22 Oct 2011: Well it happened again recently at a race. Since this post has been quite popular, I thought it might be good to post the latest pics of my blackened toe nail... I will update this post further of future developments to my blackened toe nail.
Update 11 Dec 2011: Well as expected, the blackened toe nail fell off as I discovered in the middle of the night while I was asleep. I woke up to take this picture as a public service. haha. Like the first time, it did not hurt although it looked terrible...
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