Help Mega Blisters

Best thing for blisters is to coat your feet with pure lanolin then carefully put your sock over your foot without wiping it off. Vaseline gave me blisters but I've raced 100 miles (once) and 100km several times non stop without any problems using lanolin.
The lanolin is not that easy to get hold of, however you can get it direct from producers online
or NK Chemicals Ltd 01924 444849 (ask for Martin Gunson)
you ask for anhydrous lanolin
Hope this helps

Only a 100 miles.....wow!:eek:

Ta for the tip!

After being given some Compeed plasters last week, all I can say is "bloomin' marvellous!". Fantastic things - forms a gel barrier over the blister and allows you to get on with it. Ran 15miles on Sat and training is back on track.

A cheaper alternative to Compeed or an alternative when the blister is bigger than the largest compeed is zinc oxide tape see here

Can't believe you got a blister of that size in that place!!! :eek:

Mine's definitely smaller and on my heel. Interesting stuff that zinc oxide tape. I'll get some in.

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Originally Posted by AJF

Works a treat! Always use it for longer runs. Seems to protect feet a bit when they get boggy and wet and stop them rubbing loads.

Many people spend a fortune on bodyglide but not quite sure why when good old vasaline works so well.

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I Know we have talked about this before but I use Antifriction cream from Decathlon on all my ultra long runs/races, not only on my feet but also those other important places...:o

Re: Blisters

I always tape my heels up with plasters, the stuff you cut up yourself, the strip plaster stuff.

Hopey, Mueller zinc oxide tape is shit, if you want to try and get hold of strappal, that is very...

Had a bad blister problem on right heel, bought Boots own brand tape, used it today it was cr*p, came off almost straight away:mad:

Now find this thread!! Anyone know where I can get the "good stuff"?

I remember it from when I was a kid you put it on it stayed on for weeks!

Check out this thread .The stuff I have is Fortuna Zinc Oxide Tape 5cmx5m from the local chemist, although the rate I've been getting through it they have just doubled the price so I'll be looking for something similar online soon. Here and here possibly. Not had any problems since using this.

Thanks Jimbob. Will get my order in asap!!

link to a planet fear page on "hardcore" foot care, although i wouldn't use that word to describe it. It just has a few tips and tricks to preventing and curing blisters, ingrown and black toenails and how to lube up your feet... and some pretty cool photos of some nasty post-adventure race blisters, still perfectly relevant to other sports.
as you scroll down the page you'll see what i mean by nasty blisters.

link to the page