Footwear Products Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Dec 9, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products, General, Sports Tagged: IronLaces, shoelaces

IronLace shoe and boot laces are for those that want the best possible laces with durability and protection. Their round Unbreakable laces are made with advanced para-aramid fibers that are 20 times stronger than Kevlar laces, have a higher strength to weight ration than carbon fiber, are waterproof, will never freeze, are fireproof, and are corrosion and chemical resistant. The Unbreakable Sport laces are made with the same fibers and features as the Unbreakable laces but are flat. The round …

Oct 13, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear Products, Taping, toenails Tagged: gripping toes, taping toes, toe caps, toe pain, toe problems, toenail trimming

Here’s another series of emails that are great at showing how I worked with a runner to try and solve his problems. April 18, 2020 - David, a runner from Ireland sent me an email: I picked up your 6th edition Fixing your Feet last week on Amazon. I've never taped but I'm practicing taping on myself and my wife already. I'm running a marathon this Wednesday doing 2.5 mile laps of the area around my home. I always run in 1000 Mile fusion socks. They work fine for me as a blister-on-the …

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May 30, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: insoles, replacement insoles, sports insoles

There are two kinds of athletes when it comes to insoles. Those that buy new shoes and never change the stock insoles, even when they become paper-thin. And those that use the stock insoles for a bit, or even right from the start, and then purchase new insoles. I think stock insoles have gotten better, but many are simply a cardboard style insole that may have some sort of pressed form around the heel or arch. They may work okay for a while, but over miles and miles of wear, they lose what …

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May 18, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products, General, Taping Tagged: taping feet, taping for flip-flops, taping for sandals

There are times when an athlete may switch from wearing shoes to sandals. This happened in the 2019 Six Days in the Dome when runners were trying to get as many miles as possible in six days. A runner was having issues with his shoes. His feet were hurting and he decided to try wearing sandals. The design of his sandals was a strap running from between the large and second toe where it then split to attach to either side of the sandal mid-foot—just like on flip-flops. After making the …

Apr 1, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear Products, Health Tagged: Foot Care, virus

Most of us, in today’s new world of COVID-19, no matter where we live, are using social-distancing techniques. I pray all of you are well. I also hope you are able to get out a bit for a run, hike, or bike—while also being careful to avoid exposure to someone who might be a COVID-19 carrier. Since most don’t know they might carry the virus, we need to exercise caution at all levels. So here’s my post for today in the new world of social distancing. I know some readers are working at their …

Dec 24, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products, General, Health, Sports Tagged: Foot Care, Foot Care Products

Merry Christmas everyone. Here are my best 12 days of Christmas ideas for foot care success in 2020 - in no certain order. Engo Blister Prevention Patches Squirrel’s Nut Butter XoSkin Socks Kinesiology Tape from TheraTape.com Cover-Roll Stretch Tape 4 inch Drymax Socks Dirty Girl Gaiters RunGoo from FootKinetics The Best Shoes for Your Feet - At your local running, outdoor, or athletic store - Nail Files for Proper Care of Your Toenails - At your local drug …

Dec 13, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: Footwear Products, General, Health, Sports Tagged: duenorth, hillsound, ice running, ice spikes, kahtoola, snow running, snowline, stabilicers, traction devices, vargo, workers, yaktrax

Winter is here and with it comes snow and ice. While many athletes take the winter off, many more continue to run and hike outdoors. To stay safe outside it’s good to consider ice traction devices for your shoes or boots. Two cautions are necessary: If you use traction devices that fit around or over your shoes, be aware that they may fit differently on different shoes. Secondly, each traction device may work differently on different snow and ice surfaces. The traction devices below have …

Nov 5, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: engo, engo blister prevention patches, modifying shoes

Recently I was asked the following question: “I lace up shoes in various ways to minimize ankle movement in shoes but still wear down the material at the top of the back end shoes (especially laterally) in all brands but more noticeably in Topo shoes. See photo attached with Ultraventure with 450 miles on the pair (but notice this starting at 100 miles). Any suggestions as to how to prep this area with a durable so shoe fits better and does not wear down? I am currently using duct tape to push …

Mar 10, 2018 · by John · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products

I know a number of runners and athletes who struggle with loss of the fat pad under their heels. It’s a fairly common problem as we age. Some people have more of a problem with this than others. Several weeks ago I received an email from John Marnell. He wanted to share what worked for him. John is 73 years old and has run for 40 years. He’s done many marathons plus a period of ten years when he did ultras. He says, “I feel fortunate to still be sort of running.” Here’s John story about his …

Feb 7, 2018 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear Products, Health, Sports

Several weeks before Western States last year I wrote a blog post about conditions on the course and how feet were going to be wet. The title was Running a Wet 100-Mile Trail Run. I talked about what would happen to runners' feet, and steps I would take to manage my feet if I were running. Based on the feet we saw on the course, the majority of runners did not read the post and if they did, they ignored the advice. In a normal year at Michigan Bluff, we treat 40-60 runners for blisters on the …

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