I've been getting damn blisters on the arch of my right foot for a few weeks now, for no apperent reason...or so I thought , until now. It did co-inside with a large purchase of special 1000 mile running socks. Lots of padding etc, so I thought couldn't be the probelem. But I noticed there is no inside padding on the arch. So have now bought some Thorlo socks which do. I hope this solves my problem, as £1.00 each for blister plasters is not good.
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Never failed as normal running sock, fell running sock and even survived some maddness on a mountaian bike that changed the smell and color of them.
Ron hill I salute you.
Very interesting! I can say the same thing.
tt got to be hilly mono I bet! I got hilly twin skin and they don't work for me, not on the marathon anyway!
Where do you buy your thorlos socks from? I must buy some more soon.
i cannot find the link i was looking for right now, but it gives a list of basic physiologies of the foot and a list of sock fibres that work best for them.
the people who have problems in one type of sock should look at a completely different type of fibre ie merino wool or silk is really good for people with cold or clamy feet as these fibres 'suck' the moisture away from the foot rather than relying on heat as the driving force.
for people with hot sweaty feet then a thicker sock can help to regulate the temperature and give the sweat somewhere to go wool can work really well for these people too, but some get on well with man made fibres...just AVOID COTTON in anything other than VERY SMALL percentages in socks, cotton is a non intellegent fibre and will hold moisture next to the skin helping to cause the blisters to form
Asics nimbus [sock, not shoe].
Or try greasing your foot AND sock at the danger areas.
I havent bought any thorlos for about 3 years
they last forever
think i bought my last lot at FLM expo;)
1000-mile socks are probably the least satisfactory I've ever had. TWO layers to get wrinkled up inside my trainers.
Bought some MORE socks with padding on the arch of my foot and no blisters (at least after 8 miles).
Thorlo mini crew socks with Coolmax.
Thanks for that Footman and mr w, I hope they continue to work for me, blisters are an ongoing problem!