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Had just over a week off until today and ran 17k comfortably. 5.40/km so slow but meh, nevermind. Should still be on course for a sub 2hr for my first half marathon in september.
Obviously there's a million and one causes for blisters so I'm not expecting a definitive answer but i seem to be suffering with a big nasty fucker on the edge of the ball of my foot/big toe joint every time I run further than 5k. Currently running in 5:10 freerunners which are essentially beefed up reebok classics for parkour. The fit is good and they're exceptionally comfortable for everything apart from long distances it would seem.
Question is, am I best off using a dose of htfu and some Compeed or is it worth popping into runnersneed or similar to have my gait looked at and run the risk of being told I need to buy some shiny new shoes I can't afford?