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[Cowboy]

Hi All

Would anyone know of a quick fix for shoes that are giving me blisters on my heal. They are Asics and bought them in November, I still have about another month or two in them but the material is warn away right on the corner of my heal and I am getting nasty blisters. I have resulted in putting on bandaids but sometimes I forget and its a bit of a hassle when only going for a short run. Has anyone had this problem before and stuck some material there or something?!?!

[Steve 'The Footman']

I have to regularly modify shoes for some patients who have this problem.

It is usually related to a heel bump called Haglunds deformity near where the achilles inserts on the back of the heel.

The idea is to let your heel wear through first and then cut away the knotted up bits to make a clean hole.

After that you cover the whole of the inside of the heel counter with a synthetic leather cover. It then is shaped for your foot and stops causing abrasion and blisters.

[Cowboy]

Do you know who would usually do this for you?

[Kato]

Steve is a podiatrist and owns a running shop. He probably does it himself, or gets one of the staff to do it if the shoes smell very bad.

[Steve 'The Footman']

I do do it myself even if the shoes smell bad.

Most shoe repair places wouyld be able to do it if you just tell them what you want.