Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Plan... uh.... F for the blister

Plans A-E haven't worked, so this is plan F. Since my insole is one of those heat molding types, I've heated the inside arch edge with a lighter and curled it outward towards the edge of the shoe. This way, instead of the insole curving up on the arch, and ending with the edge of the insole facing up, it instead curves up, and then in the last 1/4" or so curves back down so the edge ends up facing to the side. I ran my finger around the inside of the shoe and I don't feel an edge at all. Hopefully this does it.

I'm also now using Wrightsock Blister socks. These are dual layer socks so the two layers rub together to reduce the friction transferred to your foot. I'm also using Blistershield powder. It looks and feels like flour. You pour 1 tsp of it in each sock, shake it around, and it coats the inside. The powder is almost friction free, and doesn't absorb water thereby acting like an antiperspirant.

We'll see tonight.

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