Another newbie question, please forgive.
I went on my every-other-day bf run today, this time to a nearby wilderness park with trails of decomposed granite. Total running distance was about 1.75 miles, interspersed with a bit of walking. Though before I began the run I had a bit of a niggle in my right hip/thigh/knee (sorta feels like an ITB-type thing), the run felt generally pretty darn good. I even passed a shod runner, without even trying.
Then I got home, and proceeded to wash my feet. I noticed (and, worse, FELT) a rather large blood blister forming on the ball of my left foot. And though no blister is there, the ball of my right foot is crying as well.
It's clear from this repeated blistering that I have some form issues to deal with. My question is, simply, can I expect that this will improve, as in cease, as I correct my form issues, or are blisters something I just have to learn to live with if I want to run barefoot? I notice that blisters tend to form when I run on these trails, but on pavement, not so much.
I've read that, if I run properly, I SHOULDN'T have blisters, but that's not much help here in the beginning as I'm learning proper technique. Any tips on what I might do to address and correct this would be greatly appreciated.
I went on my every-other-day bf run today, this time to a nearby wilderness park with trails of decomposed granite. Total running distance was about 1.75 miles, interspersed with a bit of walking. Though before I began the run I had a bit of a niggle in my right hip/thigh/knee (sorta feels like an ITB-type thing), the run felt generally pretty darn good. I even passed a shod runner, without even trying.
Then I got home, and proceeded to wash my feet. I noticed (and, worse, FELT) a rather large blood blister forming on the ball of my left foot. And though no blister is there, the ball of my right foot is crying as well.
It's clear from this repeated blistering that I have some form issues to deal with. My question is, simply, can I expect that this will improve, as in cease, as I correct my form issues, or are blisters something I just have to learn to live with if I want to run barefoot? I notice that blisters tend to form when I run on these trails, but on pavement, not so much.
I've read that, if I run properly, I SHOULDN'T have blisters, but that's not much help here in the beginning as I'm learning proper technique. Any tips on what I might do to address and correct this would be greatly appreciated.