W1R1

[HappyNoodle]

Completed, forgot to put a corn plaster over my little toe so I’m now sporting a blister! It’s the only toe that requires more than toe socks to stay healthy. So after the run I pulled off my trainer and started walking but it felt like it wasn’t going to do me any good so I pulled off the other trainer and walked home in my odd toe socks. One black one bright blue. Got strange looks off of lots of folk.

It was weird to run such a short time/distance hoping to fix little toe so I can get on with run 2.

[limberlou Graduate10]

Try blister plasters. They have something in them that numbs and heals the blister at the same time. Tesco, Boots, ASDA etc do them for about a quid.

[HappyNoodle Graduate10 in reply to limberlou]

I have some and they are brilliant but it’s just under my little toe and they tend to not stay on there. I have weird triangle toes

[limberlou Graduate10 in reply to HappyNoodle]

Haha me too! I used to always get a blister under my right big toe and it is always under a really thick layer of skin so very painful. I always wear runners toe socks and not had one since.

Well bar the ones I rubbed by NOT wearing my toe socks on a WALK on Sunday when I got caught in the rain. Got one on side of big toe joint and one under big toe joint about the size of a 50p, from wet sock. But blister plasters sorted them in a couple days.

Perhaps you need a size bigger trainers? They say to go up a size when running

[HappyNoodle Graduate10 in reply to limberlou]

I have the brooks extra wide ones got fitted for just got rectangular slabs for feet and my toe sits a bit under the one next to it even with the sports toe socks 😳

I had problems when I was training for a walking marathon two years ago so I’ve been really careful until this morning. Blisters are the worst they stop everything. I did wear bits of bandage round each toe until I got my toe socks. That took forever!

[limberlou Graduate10 in reply to HappyNoodle]

Yeah I sympathise. I have bunions and it means my second toe walks partly in my big toe causing the blister. I’ve tried a little specialist wedge between the toes but it just pushes the second one into the third one and makes them ache so thankfully toe socks work.

[mountaindreamer Graduate10 in reply to HappyNoodle]

Not sure if something like this might help, HN?

amazon.co.uk/Sleeves-Protec...

I bought something similar from a Physio website, which came as 2 long cuttable gel sleeves. I find them great for little toe issues (mainly rubbing on the outside in my case, but they are soft and cushioning, and you can remove and just wash them under a tap before reuse).

[HappyNoodle Graduate10 in reply to mountaindreamer]

That is kind of what I’m using now but these might be a bit more hygienic my ones have fabric on the outside! I’ll try them out thank you

[HappyNoodle Graduate10 in reply to mountaindreamer]

These are perfect, I got some for my big toe that tends to get a little sore too. Thank you 🙏🏻

[mountaindreamer Graduate10 in reply to HappyNoodle]

Glad they help. I discovered them years ago when I needed something to stop my snorkelling fins rubbing my little toes when I swam in the sea for miles. I now carry a bit of the tube in my first aid kit when hiking too, as it stops boots rubbing my little toes better than anything else. 👍😊

[telford_mike Graduate10]

Well done for getting started, and sorry to hear about the blister 😬 Here you go again with another programme 😀 Good luck!

[HappyNoodle Graduate10 in reply to telford_mike]

Thank you I’m excited to do this feels weird without the commentary.