If you like pain get some tinc benz, that will sort em :-))
If you like pain get some tinc benz, that will sort em :-))
Or surgical spirit, says do not apply to broken skin, ignore that, slap it on then peel yourself from the roof!
Hills and Guinness!
sounds good, i like pain thats why i fell run. ill give it a go and let you no the results when im down
dont know where im going, dont know where ive been, all im doing is running, running to have fun.
Once you've got em sorted keep dabbing the feet with surgical spirit, hardens the skin, and apply vaseline before you run, not had blisters for a while now, not even a hot spot at the Lakeland 50 this year. Finding a shoe that suits you goes a long way as well, trial and error, what's good for one ain't good for another. Good luck Reuben.
Hills and Guinness!
yeah know what you mean about the shoes. my racing flats are just slightly narrow which has caused the blisters but got to wait to be paid off a job before i can buy some new shiny ones. may get some nb minimus because all the reviews say they have a nice wide forefoot. plus i dont like built up trainers. thanks for the advice
dont know where im going, dont know where ive been, all im doing is running, running to have fun.
A far less painful but decidedly messier alternative to the surgical spirits is honey (seriously) - for the healing part only, won't toughen up the feet after, stick to the surgical spirits for that.
Like so many things this is an individual thing but, for me, don't cut the skin off - just pierce with a needle in one or two spots (unless it's a blood blister which you don't pierce) and squeeze out the fluid and if you thread the needle (reason for two piercings) leave the cotton in overnight to act as a wick to drain off excess fluid. Then tape over. I alos think Compeed is good. Vaseline is good as a preventative, as Steve says, especially in wet British climes (blisters are damp + friction + heat (caused by the friction)) although in hot weather baby powder probably better. I used baby powder in Marathon des Sables x2 ( THE blister university) and in my second one didn't have any blisters afer seven days (this is very rare for anybody in the MDS). Personally, I, don't like the surgical spirit method - yes, it hardens the skin but only the outer layer. If you're lucky you'll get away with it but if you have a particularly arduous trip and the conditions for blisters are right then you run the risk of getting a blister at a lower level that you'll need a pneumatic drill to get to instead of a needle. Tough skin is pliable and conditioned not calloused and hard. The best book on the market IMO is Fixing your Feet by Jon Vonhof. It's the bible of foot care and he's not prescriptive - he offers lot's of alternatives because everyones different and each to their own - you have to find what works for you.
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