Don't wear cotton socks!

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Use two pairs of socks, one a thin liner sock, cuts down on the friction.

I wonder if the nike marathons with the holes in the bottom, would be helpful????

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Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I know nothing.

Use vasoline. Before every marathon, I cover my feet with vasoline. Lots of it. I do that all the time. Help to prevent blister(s) too..

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Tough times don't last, tough people do ;-)
Francois.

Don't spray anything on your shoes. Don't switch shoes and don't wear two pairs of socks either.

Wear your normal running socks...provided they are not cotton...and if you like you can lube your feet with some Bodyglide or vaseline. You should also lube your thighs, underarms and nipple area very well. Use duct tape on the nipples because bandaids will come off 2 minutes into a rainy race.

Bottom line is that there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop the rain or avoid getting wet. You can however make things worse by stressing about it. Relax, its only water.

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I know Vaseline works for a lot of my buddies, but I find that it tends to rub off in the rain - at about mile 13, so have had miserable blisters when wet running. I have found better success with (a) using BodyGlide [it lasts longer]; (b) using ultrathin polypro socks that are ankle high [the low-cut ones have a hem that thickens and rubs as it gets wet]; and (c) making sure that the shoes are snugly tied.

Don't forget the other places that chafe - anything that chafes when it's dry outside will chafe exponentially worse when wet - so I load those areas (I happen to have five specific spots that get rubbed raw in marathons) up with Body Glide also.

On the positive front, hyperthermia is rarely an issue, and the cameraderie with the other runners is markedly enhanced by running a marathon together in a steady rain. Good luck!

for the feet bodyglide first, then smear vaseline all over your feet. bodyglide your whole body and wear a hat with a bill to keep the rain out of your face.

wear the socks you train in that obviously have the least likelihood of causing your feet to slip all around.

this might be obvious, but don't over dress. it's only rain, you'll still get hot.

Coolmax socks. One pair. No vaseline on the feet. Go run.

finally, something I agree with you on! ;)

If we don't agree often, you must be wrong a lot of times ;-)

I let you sleep in my bed before I knew how wrong you are!!!!!!

Oh Kerri, that's just WRONG! ;-)