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Topic: Running blisters
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traicionada
♀ 10310
Member # 10310 |  Posted: 2:39 PM, July 25th (Friday), 2014 |     |
Running blisters are my second least favorite thing about running; the first one is having to sit on my butt until stupid blister heals. Ugh! I so wanted to go for a second run this afternoon 
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Posts: 3666 | Registered: Apr 2006 | From: Dallas, Texas |
Crescita
♀ 32616
Member # 32616 | | Posted: 3:52 PM, July 25th (Friday), 2014 | |
Have you invested in any running socks? Everyone stresses the importance of shoes, but I also need a snug fitting, fast drying sock.
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Posts: 3640 | Registered: Jun 2011 | From: The Valley of the Sun |
traicionada
♀ 10310
Member # 10310 | | Posted: 7:51 PM, July 25th (Friday), 2014 | |
It only happens when I run outdoors I'm blaming the Texas heat 
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Posts: 3666 | Registered: Apr 2006 | From: Dallas, Texas |
jrc1963
♀ 26531
Member # 26531 | | Posted: 8:15 PM, July 25th (Friday), 2014 | |
I second the socks... you need non-cotton, moisture wicking socks...
I wear them here in Florida and no more blisters!
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wheredoigo
♀ 42327
Member # 42327 | | Posted: 8:31 PM, July 25th (Friday), 2014 | |
You are better than me! I was raised in Georgia and can barely run now in the heat; and I'm spoiled up here with Northern Summers! Keep up the hard work.
One word: Moleskin.
(You can find it a your local Walgreens, CVS or Walmart)
It's amazing!
You just snip out a little piece of it and place it on top of the blister. It was the only way I got through day 2 and day 3 of the Susan G. Komen 3 Day. Also- second the wicking socks. Target has a nice off brand that isn't as expensive as the sport stores and there is sometimes a coupon on the Cartwheel app. [This message edited by wheredoigo at 8:32 PM, July 25th (Friday)]
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Posts: 270 | Registered: Feb 2014 | From: Midwest |
purplejacket4
♀ 34262
Member # 34262 | | Posted: 9:32 AM, July 26th (Saturday), 2014 | |
Sometimes it helps to wear two layers of socks. A form fitting sock closer to your skin and then a regular sock at the shoe. This makes the friction point to be between the socks instead of your skin. Serious hikers usually wear two layers to cut down on blisters. You don't want a blister miles from civilization.
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Amazonia
♀ 32810
Member # 32810 | | Posted: 10:09 AM, July 26th (Saturday), 2014 | |
Even better than moleskin, IMO, are the Doctor Scholl's Blister Block bandages. They are waterproof, smudge proof, and actually stay on and help the blisters heal. You leave them on until they come off on their own (usually 4-5 days).
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Posts: 14446 | Registered: Jul 2011 |
musiclovingmom
♀ 38207
Member # 38207 | | Posted: 10:09 AM, July 26th (Saturday), 2014 | |
My mom swears by moleskin. She runs in the humidity too.
Posts: 1595 | Registered: Jan 2013 |
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