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Last attempt with the string between the toes

Last Sunday, just before my 54th birthday, I tried one last tying style with my Huaraches. The goal was to find a lacing with minimal rubbing of the string between the toes. Also, I forgot totally about speed and concentrated on light, easy and sound-less stride. It was beautiful outside but quite chilly. I checked every 2 kms or so whether my string was creating a blister. Last time I tried, after 8 km in melted snow, I had a tiny blister on each foot. Nothing serious but I aimed at eliminating ALL rubbing for longer runs. I did not feel anything and could not see any blister, so I decided to go for my usual 12.4 km (always with shoes before). When I came back home, I found out that I had 2 huge blisters, one on the right foot, all swollen with blood, one on the left foot, with the skin peeled off. From the shower after the run until today (tuesday 19), it hurts as bad as it looks. I did not feel anything probably because of the cold weather (around 0°C). I did not see any