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Ive got flat feet and over pronate
Saucony grid hurricane for me
Hope you blisters get better soon Speedy
years ago I used to wear Asics but they gave me blisters so I changed to Saucony but nobody explained the reason although I kept asking the shop where I bought them why they did this. So I gave up wearing them. The new shoes were selling cheap so I don't mind too much that I can't wear them. Will get new ones shortly following the advice I was given today.
How curious, I've always run in Asics, (just bought a pair of GT2070's at £75[!!]for a bit of extra support-suggested by Sweatshop staff as a measure against the blisters!!) and I've always suffered blisters on the 5 miles plus runs!
Unfortunately I'm not running at the moment due to a left knee/calf/ankle injury that me and my physio are working on to fix, haven't run now for over two weeks and I feel like the pounds are creeping back on!
I think I'll try another brand next time!
I have bought amongst other things in the battle against blisters, some zinc oxide tape.
Have you ever found that this chafes or causes blisters of its own? Hopefully I should now be able to run without any more blisters. Please!
I haven't had any blistering around the tape during my runs if that's what you mean.
I tend to put it on as a "double layer" (using the wider size - 2.5cm - on the area that suffres most when training, but if I know I'm running 8 miles plus I stick a Compeed on the day before.
I've also Zinc Oxide taped over any stitching/seams that I can feel inside my shoe, but I don't know is that's actually doing anything, again, it's all about experimenting!!
Blisters are a real pain!!
Many thanks, for your troubles I will let you know how I get on. Lucky you!
I can't think of anything else to protect against blisters, but there is a v. good gel dressing made by Spenco (I think) which is excellent for putting on existing blisters. You fix it with ordinary plaster or micropore tape, and it keeps the injury moist while it heals. Most outdoor shops have it (Cotswold do--don't know their website, but they do have one). Spenco also do a queer sort of flesh-coloured plastic padding product, which you stick on anywhere prone to abrasion. I haven't used this, but my son has, and thereby managed to break in a pair of hockey skates without crippling himself. Skates are worse than running shoes for eating your feet! Needless to say the gel dressing film is expensive at a tenner or so, but it really is very good, and because it cushions the sore patch you can carry on as usual.
I would realy like to know also if any ideas on how to prevent this from happening again as 8 wks is a long time-no running.
Should i try a new thread? As this is more about pressure from hard surfaces. HELP.
I don't get bilsters anymore, but I have noticed that I get deep blister type areas on the ball of my feet if hard skin has built up there. it's a bit of a vicious circle, beacause the pressure seems to cause the hard skin build up in the first place, but I've found that if I use oneof those raspy things to keep the hard skin down (Yuck - sorry!)- it does reduce the problem, but you're obviously suffering a lot worse than me - (This doesen't ever actually hurt me,just a bit tender the day after a particularly long run) - so it might not be appropriate.
Sincerely hope you can sort this out.
I have the exact same problem. Breaking in a pair of Nike air pegasus and now have big sore blisters in inside arches of both feet. Anybody I'm a newish runner...should I run through them or not run until they heal...which might be up to a week! Sore as hell though. Thanks for all the hints.
Lainey
Happyslug,thanks for the kind comment,yes it may well be from hard skin,but i do use a pommy stone for this which helps the hard skin took ages so used a metel file type may have been too rouph, is this what you mean by raspy thing?
Why is that i only get this problem when running on the road or treadmill yet i can run 13-15 miles on a suday off road with no problems can't be shoes or socks. i run 30-40 miles per wk. I want to be able to get back in training pain free. I am a 41 yr old female not prepared to hang up the trainers yet and look forward to racing again. Should i stick to 10k (38.30pb 2001) Still get the problem of pain but not so sever as in half marathons- only done 3 but want to do more ie beet my 1.26pb at reading march 2002. anyone HELP if this was a biomachanical problem would the soarness and pain be on both feet. Sorry about the essay i'm new on the web & needed to share my problem.hopefully i can also be of help to others.
Got new shoes (Mizuno Wave Riders) and no problems as all. I'd say the advice about too much arch support is spot on.
As an (uninsured) aside, I used to get bad blisters on arches, then bought double layer socks (1000 mile brand?). Now no problems at all. Also put a little bit of chiropody foam inside my asics 2060s to take the pressure off a bit.
Good luck, anyway
T.
cushioning though this might help but pads still hurt whatever i wear.The podiotrist even gave the orthotics extra cushioning.
Should i have my gait checked? I do have other problems as well ie lower back in my sacro iliac joint ,tight piriformas and nerve type pain in ha ms. also recovering from sprained ankle done several times after tearing the ligaments previously now very weak. There may be a connection as all on right side.
I'm curious as to how your podiotrist recommended your orthotics without checking your gait. I'm also surprised that you think you are an overpronator *and* a forefoot runner - not met this combintation before and to be honest would have said that it's impossible. Quite happy to be corrected by anyone with experience of such a problem.
Regarding your current shoes you need to be sure of your gait before making any decisions. Saucony are famous for making shoes that are wide at the front and in your case this might be allowing your forefoot too much movement, hence resulting in excessive friction. I've not worn the DS so you can decide if that might also be the problem there - could be if you have narrow feet. From memory Nike are supposed to make shoes that are quite narrow at the front, but you'll need to check in the shop and I'm sure there are other narrow brands.
From your other problems there may well be *something* wrong with your gait. The podiatrist should of course know what he/she is doing, but I'm still puzzled as to how you got orthotics without having your gait checked first.
after tearing the ligaments in my ankle running several years ago. It was him that decided orthotics were a good idea as my feet are very flat more so on right foot.
I then got blisters after wearing them under big toe area. I also still kept twisting my ankle. A Chiropractor i was seeing about a lower back and pain in glutes advised me of a private podiotrist who made me new orthotics by looking at the way i ran on the treadmill I did roll inwards blisters went and felt i ran better in them but still have all the same problems afer 3 years. As for being a forfoot runner i dont know. Its only because I used to run 800m as a youngster and thought this might be the case, who knows.
The advice you got from the podiatrist should be a lot more reliable that anything you'd get in a shoe shop, but the neutral shoe thing is well worth pursuing.
I do have a pummice stone in white from the body shop. I was inpatiant with it and found the metal one got rid of the hard skin quicker but it was very abraisive.
re orthotics--could not find anywhere in N.ireland to have my gait checked---finally went to a scholl shop--seen a podiatrist who told me that i was a definite over-pronator--told him about the shoe test in RW magazine--he laughed at this as it showed me to be "neutral" and has talked me into a pair of orthotics at a cost of £140--since taking up running about 15 months ago i have done around 2000 miles wearing neutral shoes---only problems in that time have been blisters but only in marathons after 16 miles, slight shin splints and a sore hip which only hurts when i am not running---am wondering if i have been talked into something i dont really need and may do me more harm than good---would appreciate any comments
It's true that the RW test is only a rough guide, static rather than dynamic like being videoed on a treadmill, although for what it's worth I do come out neutral both ways.
I have a natural aversion to getting a test from anyone who might want to sell me something. The good thing about running shops is that you've made the decision to buy the shoes before you go in, you're only trying to decide which ones, so in the interest of good business they will usually do their best. Don't want to cast aspersions on your podiatrist of course, he could be right.
The only thing that strikes me as odd is why did you go to him? You don't seem to have been suffering from any problems. I would quite likely have blisters at 16 miles too!
I know this is an old thread and you may no longer be checking it but I must just say that I had exactly the same problem with my Nike Air Pegasus.
sorry to take so long to reply but could not find this thread among the myriad others--i went to the podiatrist because of the blisters---am new to running and assumed that one does not get blisters--on 20m training runs i dont get any--only in the 2 marathons i ran--only difference is that i run faster in the races---surely most marathon runners dont get blisters
I've broken them in now, but if I run for a long time and my feet get wet, my left foot arch still has a tendancy to rub. (I think my left foot is slightly smaller than my right foot)
I tape my arches up and wear thicker socks which really helps. I also removed the insoles from from the air pegasus and replaced them with my old reebok insoles - that helped.
Basically I heeded the advice on this thread - it's all good stuff so cheers to everybody!
Scoobs
Glenn, I live in Belgium, but I am frequently in the City. I have never seen the Runners' Need shop you mention earlier, Would love to pay a visit - wd you know the address?
Thanks to all for advice
The shop is on Strype Street. Cross Bishopsgate after leaving Liverpool Street, turn down Middlesex Street (more or less opposite the L. Street front entrance) and Strype Street is a few hundred metres down on the left. Runners' Need is *inside* the bike shop!