I have been battling a blister on my heel ever since I got it on Saturday. Today it really ticked me off. I taped it and headed out but within a mile the tape was off and was rubbing against the open blister. Man did that hurt. I ran back home and came up with an idea. Duct tape. I used a huge amount over the heel then put a sock on, then taped the sock. No rubbing on the blister. Success. Wait, why is ankle hurting now? Yep, the tape rubbed my ankle and cut the skin there. Success? Nope, chalk it up as another failure. Its sad that a tiny blister is messing with my head that much. Time to move to plan C. Whatever that it, I have until this evening to figure it out. 8.5 miles 1:02:35 (7:22) 144 PM: 4 mile with the kids in the stroller. The blister killed. I tried newskin, band-aid, tape, sock, and more tape on top of the sock. Even tape on the shoe so the tape would rub tape. It was a failure. Ditched the kids at home, and ditched the sock, tape and more tape. I added another coat of newskin, put a small bandaid on, no socks and tried it again. It hurt for the first house as the band-aid slid off then viola. Success. It bled, but no pain. So, I am running without a sock for a while now. 8 miles total - untimed.
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