City to Bay- "From City to Blisters"

This years city to bay was a cracker! Perched at the finish line we massaged, kneaded, and even got to touch celebrity tooshy! (even if it was just to change his stitches dressing, we still thought it was pretty good!). In addition to massaging runners and patching up A-Lister's, we found ourselves dealing with a sea of blisters. Small blisters, large blisters, deep and shallow, we saw them all. This got us thinking..... Many of the runners had spent hours upon hours training for the city to bay, yet only a few had preparing their feet for the run. So we've decided to write a list of some of the simple ways you can prepare your feet for the race.

1. Make sure your feet are nice and dry- in some cases Antiperspirant agents can be used.
   
2. Wear good shoes - make sure you also check for seems and areas that could rub
3. Neoprene insoles will reduce the likely hood of blisters on the soles of your feet
4. Wear silicon toe covers if you've had blisters between your toes before
   
5. Wear acrylic-based socks that reduce the drag on your feet
6. Pack some antiseptic and band-aids for the finish line just in case.

For more tips feel free to visit our section on blisters

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