Blisters are like little drama queens—always showing up uninvited, making a fuss, and demanding all the attention. Great read, this one really hit home!
Love this "ode to" series! I don’t know if it’s just me, but not all blisters are created equal. I’ve had some gnarly ones across my feet and toes, but nothing derails me faster than one on my heel or Achilles
The heel blister really is the worst. There’s a particular kind of softened heel cup that brands love to use with racing flats that just don’t work for my feet. It’s the chef’s kiss of awful.
I like your line, "we’re just going to have to learn to live with each other for a little while longer." I think blisters in long-distance races are inevitable, and it's best to run through the pain of an erupting blister until it numbs out. I have tried everything (toe socks, taping, lube, sizing up a half size) to eliminate blisters. I took a wilderness med workshop that had us think of blisters as a recipe with three key ingredients: friction, moisture, heat. If you can eliminate one, you can likely prevent them. But when racing hard and long, those three ingredients are sure to develop. Therefore I just run with them.
If I tell you that I don't get blisters, I'm probably making 2025 the Year of the Blister for me. So I won't.
Blisters are like little drama queens—always showing up uninvited, making a fuss, and demanding all the attention. Great read, this one really hit home!
Haha, love it. Thanks, Tyson.
Love this "ode to" series! I don’t know if it’s just me, but not all blisters are created equal. I’ve had some gnarly ones across my feet and toes, but nothing derails me faster than one on my heel or Achilles
The heel blister really is the worst. There’s a particular kind of softened heel cup that brands love to use with racing flats that just don’t work for my feet. It’s the chef’s kiss of awful.
…ah the day me and my friend blisters met our buddy moleskin…
Loved the ode and a blister becoming a “dime sized rebellion”.
I like your line, "we’re just going to have to learn to live with each other for a little while longer." I think blisters in long-distance races are inevitable, and it's best to run through the pain of an erupting blister until it numbs out. I have tried everything (toe socks, taping, lube, sizing up a half size) to eliminate blisters. I took a wilderness med workshop that had us think of blisters as a recipe with three key ingredients: friction, moisture, heat. If you can eliminate one, you can likely prevent them. But when racing hard and long, those three ingredients are sure to develop. Therefore I just run with them.
The philosophy then might be: “I run, therefore I blister.” 😉