This has been plaguing me for about a year and I’ve been through numerous pairs of shoes and socks trying to get it sorted out. These are big and painful blisters towards the front (toe side) of the balls of my feet. Anyone have similar experience? Any remedies?
I’ve run in Nike, Asics, Mizuno, and have Zoots on the way.
I’ve been running for years and didn’t have the issue until this year.
I had similar problems in nike and puma. I switched to rebok zigs/brooks/kswiss and problem solved. Also, my cycling shoes were causing part of the problem…Maybe look at them? Good luck.
I’ve never had chronic problems with this kind of thing – just here and there. Putting Vaseline on that part of my foot before I run helped.
Another thing to take a look at is the sole of the shoe. Whatever the sock is rubbing on. Sometimes that has a special coating that gets rubbed away in spots of heaviest use. When that happens the sock can start to stick. That is a blister waiting to happen. I guess you need to make sure you have a good running sock too.
I have a similar problem, however it occurred mostly when running sockless. Putting body glide on my feet and shoes eliminated the problem. Good luck to you. If there is a high end running store in your area you might see if they have a running gaurantee…so you can return the offending shoes without eating the expense.