Healthy_life2

putting aside the "foot fetish" comments - having 2 black toe nails doesn't sound kosher - go to a podiatrist!!

@jenn1 you weren't teasing were you?? good luck - kathy

I would suspect that they are providing some protection for the end of your toes even as is - and if you rip them off it would probably affect your running? I would have a doctor look at them, and in the meantime soak your feet in epsom salts.

I lost one of my big toenails in my half marathon training and the other one has like layers of horizontal lines running along it... I think some of those layers want to peel off. My advice is to wait until it falls off on it's own. The skin under it is very soft and vulnerable, so you want to protect it as long as you can.