I'd suspect the shoes first off

Are they either very new or old (>500 miles done in them)?

The skin on your feet will have softened after time off so it will take a couple of weeks for it to harden up again. I recently started again after not being able to run for nine months and got some blisters; I just ignored them and ran through it and the feet are OK now (but this was in shoes I know and trust - I use Saucony 10s and replace every 500 miles; if you over- or under-pronate though you need a different style of shoe from that).

Other things to try: Vaseline on the feet, two pairs of socks. But honestly my first thought is "wrong shoes".

Posted By: Old Man on August 2nd 2015 at 20:36:08

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Recently started running again....blisters? Any tips? (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:27:18
- Running is bone boring, get on a bike. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 2, 21:08:31
- we used to piss on blisters in the army... (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Aug 2, 20:53:42
  - Your own or someone else's? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 21:03:28
- Two-skin socks can help. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 2, 20:49:30
- Also am slow! 5km this evening was 29 mins! (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:47:17
  - That's not shabby if you're just starting up at all (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:51:51
    - Did the Olympic park 10k 2 weeks ago to kick things off! (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:54:10
      - Try running half an hour (don't worry about distance) 3-4 times a week (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:59:24
        
        Ok...I usually just run to do the nice events! (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 21:00:16
        
        But ur method makes more sense....I've never really been a "runner" as such (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 21:05:22
        
        That's the joy of running (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 21:02:50
    - I was just thinking I'd be pretty happy at a sub-30-mins 5k. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 2, 20:53:59
      - We have to run it together. I'm aiming for just under 60mins (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 2, 21:00:34
        
        Awesome, yes. I am in. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 2, 21:17:27
- Not new....trail running shoes by karimoor. The socks help but (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:37:55
  - Worth getting a specialist shoe fitting if you intend to do much running (General Chat) - King, Aug 2, 20:51:21
    - ^^^ and this is the #1 best single bit of advice about running there is. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 2, 20:52:41
      - Amen (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:53:05
    - (And bought new shoes I should add) (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Aug 2, 20:52:29
  - Just behind the ball of your foot? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:42:07
    - Yep...above it on the side (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:44:24
      - Your call whether to burst it or not (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:50:40
- I'd suspect the shoes first off (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:36:08
  - Yeah....deco not 500 miles!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:45:07
    - Defo (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 2, 20:45:19
      - Art Defo (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 2, 20:45:53
- those socks were a godsend for me (General Chat) - earthleakage, Aug 2, 20:34:56
  - Fashionable trainers are the wrong thing to run in (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 2, 20:37:12
  - what socks (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 2, 20:35:42
    - running socks (General Chat) - earthleakage, Aug 2, 20:38:52
      - thank you - I got some new Doc Martens and bought a pair of their socks (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 2, 20:41:15
- run barefoot (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 2, 20:34:05
- Are they new shoes? (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 2, 20:31:36

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