Ow

[annathepiper]

My new shoes are mostly cool, except for the part where the left one has been rubbing against the left side of my foot all day and has gone and rubbed a raw spot on the pointy, sticky-out bone right under my ankle. Grf. I've had to slap a bandaid on it.

I don't know if this means I just need to break the shoes in a bit more, or whether I'll have to wear thicker socks, or both. The socks I'm wearing today are pretty thin, and this didn't happen yesterday when I was wearing the stripey socks, which are thicker.

Comments

[jessicac.livejournal.com]

Moleskin is wonderful for new shoes. Pick up the thick padded kind, cut a hole out of the center so that no sticky part is applied directly to your skin, and apply. I take tons of it on long hikes.

[annathepiper]

HrrRMMRm. Can you buy it in small quantities? I'd feel weird buying a big ol' hunk of it and never using the rest of it. :)

[jessicac.livejournal.com]

Drug stores sell it in small, inexpensive quantaties. You can get it at some grocery stores too.

[annathepiper]

Cool, thanks for the tip! If it continues to be a problem I'll see if I can find some. :)

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

Another solution is to wear two pair of thinner socks. Then the socks rub against each other, rather than against you. :) Just heard/learned of this trick this weekend.

[annathepiper]

Ooh, a good thought! And I do, in fact, have multiple pairs of socks. ;)

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

i hate that... especially when it makes nasty blisters... i had one on each foot early on this year... and walking to work made them hurt all the more...

[annathepiper]

I'll try jessicac's suggestion of moleskin if it continues to be a problem.