A man was left with only two toenails after running a marathon - in ski boots.
Mike Humphrey, 34, decided to take on the challenge spontaneously to raise money for charity.
He had spent the month skiing in Val Thorens, France, and decided to drive to Paris with his ski equipment and his £500 ski boots a day before the race.
Mike arrived at 2.30 am before the Paris marathon on April 13, 2025, and after getting a few hours' sleep, he took the metro to the start line in his boots.
He managed to run the 26.2 mile race in six hours and 50 minutes - but was left with blisters and only two toenails remaining.
Link to his GoFundMe: gofund.me/713ed955
Mike Humphrey, 34, decided to take on the challenge spontaneously to raise money for charity.
He had spent the month skiing in Val Thorens, France, and decided to drive to Paris with his ski equipment and his £500 ski boots a day before the race.
Mike arrived at 2.30 am before the Paris marathon on April 13, 2025, and after getting a few hours' sleep, he took the metro to the start line in his boots.
He managed to run the 26.2 mile race in six hours and 50 minutes - but was left with blisters and only two toenails remaining.
Link to his GoFundMe: gofund.me/713ed955
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00:56Come on, Paris Marathon.
01:19It's going to be a tough one, lads.
01:22The coffers are getting a picture.
01:26We are just short of five miles in.
01:30And for anyone tracking me, don't get excited.
01:36I'm pushing a fast pace, but I've got lots and lots of blisters.
01:41The soles of my feet are...
01:43She's laughing her head off.
01:45The soles of my feet are bleeding.
01:47I can feel it.
01:49And we're only five miles in, so...
01:52Don't get excited about the time.
01:55But I'm just going to send it.
01:57Definitely going to regret it.
01:59But...
02:00The pain's going to be there regardless.
02:03...
02:0919.3 miles in.
02:1330.3 miles in.
02:14Yeah.
02:15Oh la la.
02:17It's a big tiger.
02:19No more.
02:20No more.
02:22No more.
02:23No more.
02:24No more.
02:25No more.
02:26No more.
02:28I'm fucking the pain for it.
02:30Goal! Goal!
02:32Goal!
02:34I'm fucking mad.
02:36I bet they've never seen
02:38a man running in the road with ski boots on before
02:40have you?
02:42How about that?
02:44Oh...
02:46I'm now in the marathon
02:48and the middle of the road.
02:50The traffic's back on.
02:52The most pain I've ever
02:54ever been in.
02:56I feel sick.
02:58I really feel sick.
03:00Clearing up the marathon. I'm still going, lads.
03:04Come on.
03:06I'm in the middle of the road.
03:08It's carnage out here.
03:10Oi! Get that out of my way.
03:14Put a marathon on, lads.
03:16This couldn't absolutely
03:18do one.
03:20In my edit.
03:26Bravo, bravo.
03:28Good job, yeah.
03:30Yeah? Yeah.
03:32Yeah.
03:34Oh, fuck yeah.
03:36That was the hardest medal I've ever.
03:38Ever.
03:40Eh?
03:42Merci.
03:44I'm going to take my boots off.
04:00I'm not looking forward to this.
04:06Ah, fuck.
04:08This is so painful.
04:10This is so painful.
04:12This is so painful.
04:22Ah, nice.
04:24So painful.
04:30Do you want to do it?
04:32I don't know.
04:34I don't know.
04:36No, because I think you won't be able to put it back.
04:38I can't put it back on.
04:39Yeah, so don't...
04:40Yeah, don't do it.
04:41I have no nail.
04:42Yeah, don't do it.
04:43It's come off.
04:44Yeah, yeah.
04:45Okay.
04:46Ah!
04:47Because you won't be...
04:48Yeah.