My New Balance running shoes give me blisters?
When I first bought my New Balance running shoes, they were perfect. No blisters whatsoever. But now after having them a few MONTHS, I am getting the worst blisters when I only run 5 miles, and I've gone up to 9 and my feet feel like they are bleeding! I am not sure if i can return them or not...but how do I fix this? What shoes do you recommend for no blisters that aren't overly expensive? I need to buy a new pair asap, i can't run or barely walk in these shoes, my feet are so hurt.
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I would say that your shoes are ‘loose’ on your foot even though you may have the laces tight. As you use your shoes they stretch out and loosen, which doesn’t grip your foot as it did when they were new. I personally use Reebok shoes. I have used New Balance’s before but didn’t care for them. I suggest you to try out as many shoes in your price range and see what fits your foot the best.
Good Luck!
Blisters usually come from poorly fitted shoes and/or wearing cotton socks instead of technical fabric. Many runners can actually buy their shoes a bit too small, especially if they don’t take into account the way their feet can swell during running. Other times people can tie shoes too tightly and develop hot spots, or too loosely and they move around in spots where rubbing occurs.
If you’ve put in mileage in the 350-500+ range on them, which can readily happen in a few months, you could also have just gone beyond their useful running life and are overdue for a new pair.
It would help to know the shoe mileage and where the blisters are, what kind of socks you’re wearing, etc. But otherwise there’s likely something going on that’s not really the fault of the particular shoe model.
You might want to go get a new fitting at a running specialty shop, and bring your current shoes (and socks and insoles) with you.