ARGH - blister on foot

[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