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* Tape the ends of your toes. If you are not also wearing Injinji socks, it is best to tape all of your toes so that tape does not rub on the next toe.
===Blisters under toe nails===
I don’t have any toe nails due to my [[Epidermolysis Bullosa|skin condition]], so this is not practical experience. This type of blister sometimes manifests itself as a blue or black toenail; the toenail has not changed color, it the blister under the toenail that you can see.
Suggested fixes (in order of preference)
* Have someone check your running form to make sure your feet are landing softly with the correct paw-back. Listen to the sound your feet make when they land for a scraping sound as well as the sensation of your foot pushing forward in your shoe at the point of landing. This is a sign that you are not pawing-back.
* Cut open the toe box so that your toes do not reach the end.
* Wear Injinji socks.
* Tape your toes over the nails. If you are not also wearing Injinji socks, it is best to tape all of your toes so that tape does not rub on the next toe.
===Blisters under the arch===
