Toe socks worked great

After power-walking First Light in Mobile on Jan. 13, I had sore muscles so bad, and also bad blisters--AGAIN!

So, the next week in Ocala, I did two things different than in Mobile.  I tried Injinji toe socks for the first time.  I have had these for about a year, but kept hesitating to actually run in them.  I put them on first, then my regular Balega's on top of the thin, toe socks.  No blisters!  My feel overall didn't hurt nearly as much as they usually do.

Second, I went back to the alternating walk/run segments.  My beeper was set at 40/40, but it's battery was dead. I used my watch, which happened to be set at 40/30.  That ratio worked very well.  So well that I stayed steady during the second half and even had a negative split.  Two out of my three potty stops were in the first half, so that could account for the negative split. But I did maintain a steady pace, and felt as if I speeded up for the last three miles.

I'm doing Callaway Gardens, GA, this weekend and I plan to repeat the same plan as Ocala.  Meanwhile, if you're troubled by blisters, I suggest you give toe socks a try.