I've found myself in a tough mental space the past week. The two blisters on my foot resulted in me basically shutting things down for six days. The blister popped itself under the compeed. I tried another and went out for a 3-mile run yesterday and the skin on the blister basically came entirely off from the blister area. So, I put on some bacitracin and a big bandaid. I went for a 5.5-mile run this morning and it generally felt fine. I loaded up on some vaseline all around it, and that might have helped. I think I'm going to up it to a 15 or so mile run tomorrow to see how the foot does.
My biggest concern is changing my gait b/c of the blister and creating a more significant injury. And I think that's where the mental concerns are. On my runs yesterday and today I've tried to focus on not adjusting my gait. Not sure the best approach on that yet, but I've felt fine at the end of the runs, so we'll see.
Really just a bit of a new space for me given that I've fortunately avoided blisters for the most part in my running career. I guess I was due!
Man, that sucks. Again, I can't recommend trail toes enough. It's basically a layer of silicone that protects the hot spot. You can also try two socks to help ease the friction. Bandaids have never held for me over a long run, but maybe something like Kt tape might hold better. There are dozens of remedies that work for some people and do absolutely nothing for everyone else. Keep experimenting until you find a system that works. You really should be mindful about having it affect your gate. That's a much worse long term outcome than the blister itself, which will heal. Good luck.
The building a habit part is so key. When I've taken a significant amount of time off from running for one reason or another, it always takes me some time to get back into a routine. The longer I've been running, the less time it takes to get back on the saddle, but it's still a process no matter how long you've been running!
I've found myself in a tough mental space the past week. The two blisters on my foot resulted in me basically shutting things down for six days. The blister popped itself under the compeed. I tried another and went out for a 3-mile run yesterday and the skin on the blister basically came entirely off from the blister area. So, I put on some bacitracin and a big bandaid. I went for a 5.5-mile run this morning and it generally felt fine. I loaded up on some vaseline all around it, and that might have helped. I think I'm going to up it to a 15 or so mile run tomorrow to see how the foot does.
My biggest concern is changing my gait b/c of the blister and creating a more significant injury. And I think that's where the mental concerns are. On my runs yesterday and today I've tried to focus on not adjusting my gait. Not sure the best approach on that yet, but I've felt fine at the end of the runs, so we'll see.
Really just a bit of a new space for me given that I've fortunately avoided blisters for the most part in my running career. I guess I was due!
Man, that sucks. Again, I can't recommend trail toes enough. It's basically a layer of silicone that protects the hot spot. You can also try two socks to help ease the friction. Bandaids have never held for me over a long run, but maybe something like Kt tape might hold better. There are dozens of remedies that work for some people and do absolutely nothing for everyone else. Keep experimenting until you find a system that works. You really should be mindful about having it affect your gate. That's a much worse long term outcome than the blister itself, which will heal. Good luck.
The building a habit part is so key. When I've taken a significant amount of time off from running for one reason or another, it always takes me some time to get back into a routine. The longer I've been running, the less time it takes to get back on the saddle, but it's still a process no matter how long you've been running!
Right, it builds on itself so that the next time it's easier to get back in the saddle so to speak. That's the idea anyway.