As I was wrapping up the Around the Bay race a week and a half ago, one of the thoughts my mind drifted to in the last 5 km or so was the list of things that I do now that I never thought I would do before I started running.  It came back to me this morning as I was preparing for my 8 km run, and I tried something I have never done before.

Putting duct tape on my foot to avoid blisters.

Honestly, it seems like a pretty weird thing to do.  Yes, I have had good results with BodyGlide in the past.  It’s more of an experiment, really.  I don’t see why it wouldn’t work though.

When I ran in Hamilton, I forgot to grease up my foot, and it rewarded me with a monster blister that took a week to heal.  It could be a bad fit, improper lacing or something beyond my control.  What is important is that I have a 32 km run coming up this weekend and I don’t want a repeat performance.  So I’m going to try this duct tape thing this week and see how it goes.