Trainer Armour Big Toe Hole Preventer is a reinforced self-adhesive patch and applicator system that prevents your big toe wearing a hole in your expensive trainers, running shoes or fabric footwear. Don’t replace expensive footwear because of big toe holes, fit Trainer Armour Big Toe Hole Preventer patches to stop the holes appearing. Quick and easy to apply without any mess or fuss. Suitable for UK shoe sizes from 3 up to 12. Can also be used for fabric shoe repair.
QUICK AND EASY TO APPLY
Fit preventer patches in runners or fabric footwear to stop the holes appearing. Can also be used if the hole has already started to appear.
PREVENT BIG TOE HOLES
The shoe on the left had run less than 500 miles before a big toe hole appeared. The shoe on the right has been used by the same runner but has had a Trainer Armour Big Toe Hole Preventer patch fitted. After 700 miles there is no sign of a hole.
NO MESS OR FUSS
Use the clever applicator to quickly apply the patch in exactly the right place inside your runners – no mess or fuss. No need to remove shoe laces or insoles.
UNNOTICEABLE AFTER FITTING
Patches are thin but very hardwearing. Once fitted you won’t notice they are there.
Why do I get big toe holes?
Here comes the science… the condition that causes big toe holes is called hyperextension of the distal phalanx. In layman’s terms it means that every time you take a step your big toe lifts at the end. Every time your big toe lifts it rubs against the inside of your runners, which eventually leads to a hole appearing.
Studies have shown that as many as 1 in 5 people suffer with this condition. Many people are not aware that it is a medical condition and will blame the quality of their trainers, long toe nails or having the wrong size footwear.
Hyperextension of the distal phalanx, or over extension of the big toe, is often the bodies way of compensating for the reduced movement in the main big toe joint area. The problem of big toe holes in your running shoes is not the sort of topic brought up in conversation so people are not aware of the number of the population that suffer from this problem. It can be an annoying and expensive problem.
