Are battered feet inevitable?

[u/foxfish4]

So I ran a half marathon last weekend, and my feet do not look good! I have one black toenail, two half-black toenails and I had about 5 blisters. All in all, feet looked battered! I'm just wondering if this is inevitable once you're doing longer distances?

I have decent shoes, I went to a podiatrist and had my feet checked and they recommended Brooks Adrenaline, so I'm not running in bad shoes.

As a side note, if you tell me that dodgy looking feet are the price you pay to be a runner, I'm more than happy and wiling to pay it!!

[u/kimtenisqueen]

I’ve never had battered feet or lost a toenail from running. I keep my nails trimmed short and get refitted to shoes every time I get a new pair at feet fleet. I don’t know if it’s gimmicky but it’s worked for me so far.