To wear cotton socks is a common mistake,But a newbie I was
And mistake I did make.
In my clean laundry, not a running sock found,
But sitting innocently in my closet,
Cotton socks were abound.
I had no way of knowing the toll I would pay
For wearing those snugly socks,
Which I rue to this day.
Grabbing a pair that were thick and long,
I nonchalantly decided
To slip them both on.
The Nike swooshes smiled and them innocent I did deem,
Those plush, warm socks...
How much harm could they mean?
The back of my mind worried,But out the thoughts were shut.
I just hoped this wouldn't later bite me in the butt.
My toes as toasty as bread,
The cotton enveloping my feet,
I set out for my run on the snow-packed street.
For the first several miles
Absolutely nothing was amiss,
And running, as usual, was 100% bliss.
And running, as usual, was 100% bliss.
But the pain came on suddenly,
As fast as a twister,
And it became clear I was the victim of a blister.
The next day the blister hadn't improved very much,
As the skin, rubbed raw,
Hurt to the touch.
As the skin, rubbed raw,
Hurt to the touch.
WHY ME?! I wondered aloud to the running gods (who were in the mood to smite)
But they pointed to the cotton socks with amusement
And the running gods were right.
First I tried covering it with a blister Band-Aid,But the bandage fell off...
The running gods, I could not persuade.
The next day I was determined to run.
A blister Band-Aid and duct tape around my foot
Was my attempt to reduce the friction.
Miraculously the blister, which had wrought so much pain,
Held up through the miles,
I couldn't complain.
The running gods had had a change of heart!
The fact that duct tape is so useful
Is a message I feel compelled to impart.
There is an important lesson in this tale:
Don't wear cotton socks,
Or with a blister you may ail.
But you needn't worry of blisters; have no fear!
All your problems will be solved,
For duct tape is here!
"Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together."
- Carl Zwanzig
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Cotton socks are okay if it's a blend of cotton+some fabric suitable for running that supposedly prevents blisters but never really does until I develop callouses. My current socks are a bamboo cotton pair from the Wal-Mart. They come if various thicknesses and sock heights. I notice I have to pay more attention to the thickness because sometimes the socks will slip down rub the back of my heel are raw.
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