Goodbye Blisters! Hallelujah!

Podiatrists are PHENOMENAL! Ever since I've started running I've been plagued with BOUS's (blisters of unusual size). I've tried everything to prevent them to no avail. Then I gave up and went to see a podiatrist that a friend recommended (if only my brother-in-law lived closer). I won't give you the whole long story but it turns out my blisters were being caused from inside the foot. Suffice it to say that now I wear orthotics (shoe inserts) and my feet and legs have never felt better. It's now only a matter of time until the blisters start to fade. Now a marathon is an actual possibility! CAUTION: the following photo is not for the faint of heart, but I had to show you proof of the plague.

The picture doesn't do the blisters justice (yes that's a bulging blood blister on the left foot). These are my feet after the HALF marathon my husband and I ran last July. I shudder to think what they would've looked like if the race would've been a FULL marathon?!