Any rollerbladers here? Need blister advice
I consider myself to be a pretty good rollerblader. I skate in Central Park pretty much every weekend, and then spend the rest of the week recovering from really bad blisters on my ankles (by bad I mean about 1 inch in diameter, fluid-filled, and very painful).
Its something about the shape of my foot - I've gone through at least 4 pairs of skates because my ankles eventually rub a hole through the soft parts of the boot, and I make sure that I strap up VERY tight too. My latest skates are as small as they can go without being "too small to fit", but the problem still exists.
I always wear two-layer skate socks when I skate, but it doesn't help. I've tried everything sock-related - fat socks, thin socks, two pairs of socks at once. No dice. I can't use any sort of adhesive things because the sweat will cause them to detach and slide around, causing even more discomfort and irritation.
Does anyone have any advice for avoiding this sort of foot damage? I'm getting to the point where my foot pain threshold becomes the bottleneck, instead of the level of my fitness. I really want to skate MORE, but I can't because of this...
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