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Blister Repair – Your Way or Their Way?
One of my goals is to educate athletes about good foot care techniques. You may recall blog posts where I stress the importance of knowing how to do foot care and importantly, to know what’s best for...
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Lubricants – One Bad and Lots of Good
This post came about because of a Backpacker magazine article about skills. One of the items was about endurance and was for, “Blistered feet during a high-mileage trek.” The tip was to, “… protect...
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The Case for Flip-Flops!
Last week I worked the Gold Rush Adventure Race. We had 11 teams working their way through paddle, trek, bike, trek, bike, trek, ropes, raft, and finally a last trek. The full course was 285 miles,...
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A Wart Story
I’d bet most of us think we are immune to warts. Or we simply never think about them. But we can pick them up in communal showers at the gym, the local pool, or anywhere where people go barefoot.I...
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A Wart Story – Part II
Part I of this story on August 22 was The Wart Story. It tells what Brad did to get rid of a stubborn wart on the bottom of his heel. He tried a lot of treatments and ended up having it excised...
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Training for Blisters in Wet Conditions
I have worked a lot of events. Every one has its one set of conditions that stresses the participants’ feet. Sometimes, it’s the dry heat of Death Valley or the rainy British Columbia coast, or the...
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Sometimes Your Feet Quit
In August I worked the Gold Rush Adventure Race in the California Sierras. Throughout the race I worked at three checkpoints. As racers needed foot care, I carried my lounge chair and foot care box to...
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Spartathlon Feet
Several years ago I met Gregg at Badwater in Death Valley. We were in line to check in at Furnace Creek and I heard the last name. It was the same as an aunt of mine. Turns out we are related. At...
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Foot Fetish
I have always liked the prose “Foot Fetish” that Lisa BUtler, an ultrarunner, wrote about feet. I have included it at the front of each edition of Fixing Your Feet since the 3rd edition. It’s short,...
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Radiation Therapy Eases Foot Pain
A new study conducted by researchers at Saarland University Medical Center in Germany focused on patients suffering from chronic bone heel spurs. The study showed that radiation therapy provided...
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Fit and Inserts
In choosing footwear, fit is everything. You may buy a new pair of shoes, not get a good fit, and use them for short runs or races without much problem. But the longer you’ll be wearing them at a...
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Foot Care and Prevention
I believe strongly in prevention as a proactive measure in foot care. Tim Noakes’ sixth law of running injuries must be heeded—any running injury can be cured only after the cause is found and...
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More on Prevention
Last week I wrote about prevention and being proactive. I emphasized that you are the key to prevention. I want to share an email I received from a friend that is a great example of this in action....
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A Great Vibram FiveFingers Review
Last week I read a report over at BirthdayShoes.com about a guy who completed the Jungle Marathon in the Amazon in Vibram FiveFingers. I was fascinated by what I read and contacted the race director...
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13 Christmas Gifts for Your Feet
What better time of the year to pamper your feet than Christmas. Our feet are encased in heavy socks and footwear. We take them for granted. Here’s a look at my favorite things for your feet this...
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One Shoe for You?
Whether you are a runner, ultrarunner, adventure racer, thru-hiker, casual walker, or something in-between, you are probably always on the lookout for the right shoe. Maybe one of the magazines you...
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Frostbite
Athletes who are out in cold and wet conditions need to be watchful for frostbite. Frostbite occurs when tissue actually freezes. Toes are particularly susceptible to this serious condition. Factors...
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Blister Volunteers Needed
For years blister care has been fairly standard. Many athletes use Second Skin over the top of a blister and then apply tape to hold that in place. Some still use Vaseline. Others will drain the...
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Blister Prevention – The Long Version
Today’s post is long, but illustrates a valuable point. The Facebook post below started a long chain of responses – all suggestions on what the poster could do to eliminate her blister problem. There...
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Working Your Ankles
Recently a question about ankles was asked on an ultra email forum. Here’s an edited version. “Rolling ankles seemed to be a weekly thing. So just wondering if there are any specifics to the alphabet...
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