Does anyone know how blisters are technically formed and why I don't get them? Since we've started training, Jake has formed blisters at the base of both of his feet all the way around the heel. I don't get blisters. I never did in cross-country in high school, and I haven't since we started training. I don't know if maybe I will get some as we start increasing distance or if it has to do with the fact that I have good shoes, or if it's because I have narrow feet, or if maybe my feet don't sweat very much.
Does anyone know? I'd like to know if I'm just blessed or if I will be getting them at some point.
**The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
Lion
9 years ago
3 comments:
Ah, blisters.
I think the root cause is friction. It irritates and separates layers of skin, then fluid fills the area. There are many reasons this affects some people more than others. Better fitting shoes can help. So can putting vaseline or band-aids on pressure points where the shoe rubs against the foot. Keeping feet dry helps too, because moisture makes the skin more likely to adhere to the irritating factor (surface of your shoe/sock). I definitely got worse blisters when I was running in slush, or in cotton socks because cotton retains moisture. Getting socks with a decreased or no cotton content helps, but for me getting socks with two layers was key because that bears the brunt of the rubbing (that, along with developing callouses, solved my problem). Your narrow feet probably help, although you may experience blisters on your toes because they'll take more impact against your shoe than the sides of your feet. You may get them as you increase mileage because you're prolonging the repeated rubbing, but they aren't inevitable. Joel has narrower feet than I do, and has never gotten them.
I am a master of long blog comments....
Wow. That was extremely helpful. You win 100 points. Thanks! :)
I'd give her more than 100 points, but hey, it's your blog.
Post a Comment