Has anybody heard of putting nail polish on your toe nails to prevent your toes from getting blisters during the 26.2 miles Ironman shuffle?
Many years ago, a group of female and male triathletes hand a bonfire, sit around and chat the night before the big race. The females said that if you paint your toenails, you won't get blisters. Maybe it was the pre-race carbo loading (a cold beer), but the females convinced about 10 guys to get their toe nails painted before the race. At first, the females said that "We'll paint the toenails with see thru color, so nobody will know that you're wearing toe nail polish". OK, after a few guys had their toenails painted, the females decided to play a little joke and started using multiple colors on the guys toenails. It was all crazy fun, but the most interesting thing is that none of the 10 guys had blisters the next day after covering the 140.6 miles. Was it luck, coincidence or is there some truth to painting your nails.
Has anybody else heard of this ritual or do you know of another crazy "Ironman" ritual?
Many years ago, a group of female and male triathletes hand a bonfire, sit around and chat the night before the big race. The females said that if you paint your toenails, you won't get blisters. Maybe it was the pre-race carbo loading (a cold beer), but the females convinced about 10 guys to get their toe nails painted before the race. At first, the females said that "We'll paint the toenails with see thru color, so nobody will know that you're wearing toe nail polish". OK, after a few guys had their toenails painted, the females decided to play a little joke and started using multiple colors on the guys toenails. It was all crazy fun, but the most interesting thing is that none of the 10 guys had blisters the next day after covering the 140.6 miles. Was it luck, coincidence or is there some truth to painting your nails.
Has anybody else heard of this ritual or do you know of another crazy "Ironman" ritual?