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[SwimRideRun]

Karisma, i had the same problem. Wearing in my new shoes (the same make and model as the last pair i had!) hurt me so badly to start with that I actually bandaged my feet before a run! Take heart though...two or three weeks later, I was fine running without any special socks, bandages or elastoplasts!

[karisma]

hi chocoholic(I am also ;) )

I got blisters wearing the WrightSock Double Layer CoolMesh Anti-Blister System socks, which now that I read the empty packet, kept in hope that I had found the perfect solution for my blisters!...have a money back guarantee even!!...so guess I shouldn't have been so quick to call them a gimmick, the company obviously do stand behind this product...but I still did get blisters

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However from experience I do know that once I have worn a pair of shoes in I generally don't have too much trouble with socks at all, actually preferring the cheap thin coolmax socks I buy at Target...just seem to be having an unusually hard time wearing any of my shoes (with any socks!) in for the longer distances at the moment.

can't remember whether I have tried the thin thorlos?...guess that will be the next thing I do though...have no choice but to keep experimenting at the moment, thank you :)

[karisma]

thanks SwimRunRide,
I bandaged heaps on the weekend too, glad to know I mightn't need to do it forever then ;)

was just hoping someone might have an alternative solution...I sometimes feel like a walking(or I should say running :P ) band aid!!

[Colac]

I needed to break in three pairs of shoes for an ultra race a few years back and I had only two weeks, so I got my son to wear a pair full-time to his work.

When I got them back the blister risk was gone. His feet were slightly bigger than mine, so he gave them a good stretching.

[mj]

There is a great book "Fixing you feet" by John Vonhof for runners, soldiers, dancers. He says the 3 causes of blisters are moisture, friction and heat. The first layer of defence is socks, lubricants and powders. The second layer includes, taping, skin tougheners and adherents, antiperspirants, lacing, frequent sock and shoe changes, nutrition and hydration.

I have really soft skin on my feet and in the past I have had some very debilitating bilister episodes. So my own personal cure is to wear thin cool max socks and very breathable shoes and make sure I have plenty of salts and water. For long runs I use body glide on the arch of my feet and cool max socks with toes. (Wierd I know, but it works!)

I think everyones answer to this will be different depending on their own pattern of moisture, heat and friction.

[Whippet Man]

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mj said: For long runs I use body glide on the arch of my feet and cool max socks with toes.

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[/indent]So do I. Are your toe socks the Injinji type? They are proving to be my current favs. On ultras I'll wear them under a pair of "tennis" Thorlos. The tennis type have the thick part extended up over the forefoot which provides more volume for your foot to fill the shoe, less lace pressure points and helps stop your foot sliding forward. In theory anyhow as I still have some trouble with a rogue toenail I'm threatening to remove <_<
But I find what works on one run or one type of shoe doesn't necessarily work next time. I guess there are always variables we can't control. So I guess what I'm saying karisma is don't despair just keep experimenting and you'll come good. :)
Oh yeh and can I comment on tape? There are varying types and as many opinions on them but I've found that "Sleek" is the best. It is hard to find but worth the effort. It looks like thin, shiny elastoplast and is used in hospitals to hold things onto skin (non technical description there). The smoothness stops it creating friction with the sock. It sticks great and being thin contours well.
See you at GH :)

[karisma]

I have a bit of a problem at the moment and have been wondering what to do?

My two pair of long distance shoes(Adidas Ozweego and Saucony Grid Trigon) even though rotated quite a lot, are both now pretty well worn
<_<

I actually have a few pairs of newer shoes, even another pair of Ozweego bought at the end of last year! which all can handle a speed work session(8k) and about 10 to 12k road running pretty well...but it was the Ozweego that I wore last weekend at the Brisbane Half, up to 15k they were fine but after that the rubbing just became severe and bisters on burst blisters resulted in a bit of a mess, which took a couple of days for my feet to recover from.

Nervously I wore these same shoes yesterday for a 14k road race and I got through...just!! that painful hot rubbing threatened to cause blisters again towards the end!

so now..despite trying to do the right thing, I have even tried American blister resistant socks to no prevail!!(obviously a gimmick!!) I just want to know how I can minimize foot damage whilst I try to wear in my temperamental shoes!!?

I just can't remember having so much of a problem in the past!? maybe my feet have become soft?

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Please any advice would be welcome, thank you.

[chocoholic]

Thorlo socks are my cure/prevention for blisters. (You did not specify what brand of socks you used.) Have used them for both runnig and hiking, never had a blister with them.

[Pabags]

Hi Karisma

When using new shoes for the first couple of times, I smear a thin layer of vaseline on my feet. Worked well so far.

Pabags (Ian C ) :)

[mj]

Yes Whippet man
They are Injinji socks and I think they are the best invention on the planet.
They feel great to wear. My toes and feet feel much more comfortable and I don't get blisters between my toes now. And for whatever reason, it feels like there is more room in the forefoot of my shoes.