I recently did a 50+ mile hike on the AT. We did this in about 6 days, slackpacking. After the first day I started to get pain in the ball of my feet and especially in the 3rd & 4th toe area. I used one of those pads that's suppose to help that and it did for about 3 miles and then it would start in again. It did get worse but we were down there so we kept going. It's not like I was in extreme pain it just hurt. I was using my Merrill Moabs that are great to start with but also I had been wearing them for about 6 months. I also started to find blisters on the sides of my heels and the side of each big toe. I was very discourage but we kept going. Before I was done I had blisters on my blisters! Not a good thing. I don't know if the pain in the ball and toe area caused me to walk differently but I would like this not to happen again.
If anyone can give me some advise if this has happened to them and what they did, I would appreciate it.
I do have an appointment with a podiatrist but they can't take me for 3 months!