I don’t have a whole lot to say about this half except I got a big blister at mile 2 and the whole entire rest of the race sucked big time. Over the last five years I’ve tried every possible combination of every imaginable blister preventive measure and nothing stops my left arch from blistering. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t and I never know why. I pouted from mile 2 through mile 13 and it made for a very long race. My legs were also tired from leg torture on Thursday, and that didn’t help, but they were strong and my cardio was strong and I was pissed that I couldn’t run faster. Finish time: 2:24 – don’t know my spilts yet.
You would think that after FIVE YEARS OF HAVING THE SAME BLISTER IN THE SAME PLACE my foot might be callused or scared in that spot. But no, I’m special and I get to have the same stinking blister FOREVER. Now, I’ve just got to figure out how to make this thing go away by next Sunday so I can be done with crazy part 2. And I will be, healed or unhealed.
On a positive note, I wore my NY marathon race shirt as inspiration and several people congratulated me. At mile one someone running the other direction said to someone “did you see that girl in orange shirt, she ran the NY marathon” and I thought to myself “yes that girl did!” Around mile 9 a cyclist going by nearly knocked over a few runners to open her jacket to show me her NY marathon shirt. It was funny.
Here are a few pictures my friend Linda, aka “The Devil”, who ran the 5k, took as I finished. Sorry if the blazing white skin hurts your eyes, I hear vampire is really in this year and I totally want to be in fashion. It’s the little things that count.
That is truly a bummer about the blister but 2:24 is a great time. At least for me it would be.
Do pre-emptive bandaids slathered in Body Glide work? There has to be something!
I was there with you when I ran Disney…EXCEPT, I never had a blister before. Mine started at mile 4 and I seriously thought I was going to die before I finished that race. Your time is fine!
I have discovered slathering my feet in heavy foot lotion before running…so far no blisters!
Have you tried “Second Skin” http://www.spenco.com/products/category/secondskin ? When I was an athletic therapist in University we used it on our athlete’s blisters. To hold it in place use Pro Choice Athletic Stretch Tape http://www.colonialmedical.com/product.php?productid=19028 wrapped twice around your foot. When I used to run alot more distance than I’m running now, I got blisters on my left arch too and second skin relieved the pain instantly! My right arch never seemed to get it as bad.
1) Love the look on your face in the blister pic
2) I always get a purple toenail on the same toe. No matter what. I feel your pain.
Susan, I had the SAME problem except my right arch (its higher)…but I did solve it in two ways. First way, I got inserts to lift my arch and only use it in the right shoe of my Asics.
But I dont wear Asics anymore but went to the Nike Vomero+2 which has a higher arch preventing the rubbing in that area of my right foot. I havent had a blister there since moving to the new shoes.
Nice blister, but as they all say down here .. “Patch it before you hatch it!” … okay busted, Katy looked over my shoulder and she questioned what I quoted … and having just made it up, offer no defense.
The white contrasts well with the orange NY marathon shirt.
These work if you can get them – Band-Aid Blister Block ‘cushions’. Also, get some scissors and cut away your insole where it’s rubbing the foot (experiment on an old insole first – just a small square is needed by the look of things). I hope it’s looking better before the first marathon 🙂
Geez, that photo of your blister should have come with a warning. I was eating my dinner when I looked at it !
Well done on being half crazy. Looking forward to reading about the completion of project: certifible 🙂
I tend to blister in the same place (although nowhere near that bad) and I use BodyGlide and duct tape. Cover the area with BodyGlide, then put a long strip of duct tape over it. Make sure it’s long enough to anchor to dry skin that is not covered in BodyGlide. Then make sure it doesn’t wrinkle or roll up when you put on your socks. It works like a charm for me. Good luck.
Good, happy, or not you got it done. Congratulations on crazy part 1! I must admit I do have a foot fetish and generally turn away from blistery feet. I also have an orange shirt fetish though 🙂
Wow, nice blister! Whether or not I blister depends on what shoes I’m in. I got fitted several times at running stores, but it took some trial and error before I found blister-free shoes. Also, loads of Body Glide helped me. And I learned the hard way not wear any kind of band-aid or Second Skin over the blistered skin during my next long run… I ended up with blisters all around the bandage, from where it rubbed against my skin. How is that fair?! But 2:24 is a great time. Good luck!
Susan,
OUCH! Don’t hate me for sounding like a broken record but a blister is an indication that your foot is moving around inside your shoe.
While most sources will say you should do things like:
– try different socks
– use bodyglide/vaseline etc
– try different shoes,
My solution is to look at WHY your foot is moving around in your shoe. I can guarantee you can fix this by figuring out the form-flaw that is causing this.
SEND ME A VIDEO! 🙂
shoes too loose? try re-lacing.
blister is not the way to start the crazyfest.
lots of barefoot walking gives me nice strong calluses.
love that shirt. and pasty is very “in” this time of year.
don’t you love that NYCM lust? yeahhhhh! you da rock star.
I’m really jealous of that shirt. Me got to get me one.
Good luck healing.
Big OUCH to the huge blister. Are you doing the mini this year? I wasn’t but peer pressure and threats have forced me to buy my friends spot that she can’t use. I have some good training support so hopefully I can be at least a little faster that last two miles!
i am the blister queen. i’ve tried it all too, spenco second skill, duct tape. nothing doing.
I’m up for new shoes and i tried to get some after last week’s long run but my BLISTERED bunion hurt too much to even try ON another shoe!
oh, wait, this is your blog.
CONGRATS ON PUSHING THROUGH! ya done good. now go see a podiatrist and see what help you can get.
🙂
Wow, that thing looks BRUTAL! Did it pop during the run, or was that your own doing?
I only ever get blisters in that same spot too. The only thing I’ve found that helps has been was wrapping the arches of my feet in athletic sports tape. Maybe try that out. Can’t hurt.
Well, I didn’t actually ‘run’. I just walked faster than about 6 other people. Hehehe SOMEDAY I WILL RUN!!
I used to get my blister in the same spot (always) and I hated. I used blisterbock (J&J) but it often rolled off as my feet got sweaty so I covered it with clothtape. It was a bit of extra work but it did the job. Thankfully those days are past me.
BTW, I like the photo:comment thing on your website. How do I get one for mine?
Was this a half at White Rock? I ran 13 at W/R on Sunday by myself – doh!
I love your expression in the blister picture! I never get blisters; guess I never appreciated my concrete feet until now.
nice. yer feets gots the clap.
what works for me is to have athletic tape against the skin ONLY if that skin is rubbing the shoe. oh, and only if the skin’s not rubbed raw already. tape and beester no mix, seester.
it doesn’t work for skin to skin. once busted, new skin. it’s awesome. as in bill and ted’s excellent adventure awesome.
anyway, that works for my feet. mine. i make no guarantees.