ARGH - blister on foot

[colby]

Colby, have you tried Saucony shoes? I also have wide feet with average-width heels, and Sauconies always fit. Although Asics makes great shoes, they just don't fit those of us with wider feet. The Saucony model that is comparable to the Asics 2100 (which both of my running partners wear and swear by, but they have "normal" feet) is the Grid Omni, which is offered in a wide width and two stability options. I wear the "moderate stability" version and really like it. The Hurricane is also a good shoe, but is a bit heavier and more controlling. Just another option to consider.

I'm not sure I have tried any Saucony shoes, I'll have to make sure that my running shoe store has them. I have to wear the GT-2100 series in mens 8EE right now, the womens wide fit and mens normal fit (both a D I think?) were too narrow. Maybe with a different shoe I could go back to the womens wide fit. The heel thing really drives me nuts, it was the FIRST thing I noticed going from the womens shoe to the mens shoe. At first I tied the shoes tighter, but that made my arches uncomfortable. After they were "broken in" it seemed to work itself out, but I notice it when wearing other shoes. Thankfully, my running shoes are the first shoes I put on in the morning.

I have the same heel problem with my bike shoes (Sidi mens shoes) and even then they feel narrow so I probably could wear the Megas... but imagine the heel on that guy.

My blister feels tolerable today, which is my day off. I can actually take normal length strides when walking in my normal (narrow) shoes. The bandaid blister pad thingies seem to help, it makes a sort of cushion around the blister. They say you can wear them in the shower and for multiple days, but I think that might be stretching it. It lifted up a little bit yesterday after my wet run (wet snow, puddles, wind) and I checked it out, it looks to be "hardening" (probably why it hurts less) and is less scary than before (the whole "blood in the blister" thing was/is scary). Fingers crossed that it goes away soon... and I'll probably be checking out new shoes this weekend.

[kaybee]

"At first I tied the shoes tighter, but that made my arches uncomfortable." You do know how to make the "loops" at the top to slip your laces through so that your heels don't slip, don't you? Let me know if you don't know what I'm talking about I'll try to find a picture to send you. Do you shop at a specialty running shoe store?

KB

[colby]

"At first I tied the shoes tighter, but that made my arches uncomfortable." You do know how to make the "loops" at the top to slip your laces through so that your heels don't slip, don't you? Let me know if you don't know what I'm talking about I'll try to find a picture to send you. Do you shop at a specialty running shoe store?

Loops? You mean the extra holes at the top of the shoe?

I do shop at a specialty running shoe store now. They are so much better about trying to find a good fit. I'm such a newb runner that my tastes are still evolving, though

[kaybee]

Yes, you use the extra hole at the top to make a loop,which you slip your laces through. See the third example here:

http://www.aofas.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3295

KB

[colby]

Yes, you use the extra hole at the top to make a loop,which you slip your laces through. See the third example here:

http://www.aofas.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3295

Wow. I had no idea shoe tying was such a science

[seychelle]

Colby,

One suggestion about taping your feet is to first wrap it with spatting tape and then wrap it with the adhesive athletic tape so that you don't have the sticky part of the tape directly on the wound.

http://www.muellersportsmedicine.net/tape.htm

It definitely sound like you need new shoes. Also, if your feet sweat a lot, besides wicking socks, make sure that your feet are free of lotions, etc that will clog up the pores and make your sweat more. I had the same problem and figured out that the lotion I was applying the night before was the cause of the excessive sweeting.

Good luck ! blisters suck