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Jan 22, 2016 · by John · In: Footwear Products, Health Tagged: night runner 270, night runner 270 shoe lights, shoe lights

If you run in the dark, whether roads or trails, the Night Runner 270 Degree Shoe Lights might be perfect for you. The lights are designed by athletes. The lights attach to the shoelaces with multi-position adjustable brackets and weigh only 1.5 ounces. The lights give off a combined total of 150 lumens to light up the road, sidewalk, or trail in front of you. With white LEDs pointing forward and a red LED on the outside facing backwards, you are covered with 270 degrees of visibility – and …

Jan 10, 2016 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health Tagged: engo blister prevention patches, overlapping toes, toe separators, underlapping toes

This second version of a toe separator is a more complicated to make and apply. It uses a large or small ENGO oval, depending on the size of the toes. The idea is to pinch the patch into an upside down T where the base of the T goes between the two problem toes. The patch is stuck to your insole in a position where it keeps the two toes apart. The slippery surface of the ENGO patch will prevent rubbing and the upward base of the upside down T will keep one toe from going under the other …

Dec 19, 2015 · by John · In: Footwear, Footwear Products, Sports Tagged: icespike, icespikes, icespikes traction system, running in winter

ICESPIKES have been around for a while and have proven themselves to be a reliable tool for those wanting to run, walk, and hike in winter conditions. It doesn’t take much in bad conditions to take a nasty fall. Landing on hard ice, a rocky trail, or rocks hidden under snow can ruin your day. Protecting your tailbone, hands and wrists, knees, hips, and ankles, and your back is key to staying active. This is where ICESPIKES come in. ICESPIKES are a traction system of 32 spikes that are …

Dec 12, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: blister prevention, Blister Treatment, engo, engo blister prevention patches, j marty carlson, tamarack

Today’s post will cover a great way to prevent blisters using ENGO Blister Prevention Patches. It's a repeat of a post from mid-2013. Tamarack Habilitation Technologies is well known for providing healthcare professionals and clients with innovative, value-added orthotic-prosthetic componentry and materials. Their ShearBan product is similar to the ENGO Blister Prevention Patches reviewed in this article. ShearBan is used in the orthopaedic and prosthetic industry on prostheses at amputation …

Sep 17, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products, Sports, toenails Tagged: Backpacker Magazine, foot care tips

8 Top Tips for Foot Care If you are a subscriber to Backpacker magazine, check out the October issue, page 34 for a full page of eight top tips to care for your feet. I have included an image of the page in this post. If you click on the image, you'll get a larger view. I was contacted by Backpacker several months ago and did a phone interview. Here are the eight tips: Trim nails Get in shape Fix calluses Prep your shoes Pack camp sandals Two ways to treat blood under a nail Wash …

Aug 13, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health, Sports, toenails Tagged: blister prevention, Foot Care, maceration, primal quest

The seven tips below are written for the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race starting next week. They are also applicable to any race you may have coming up. Primal Quest is less than two weeks away and here are seven things you can do to improve your chances of finishing with healthy feet. 1. Wear the best fitting shoes you can. Have a bit of space in front of your longest toe and enough height in the shoe’s toe box to avoid squishing the toes from the top. 2. Bad toenail care can …

Jun 12, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: gaiters, jay batchen, Lisa de Speville, rough country gaiters, shoe gaiters, Tahoe Rim Trail 100, Western States 100

Many runners have a love-hate relationship with gaiters. Some love them and swear by them when running trails. Others never wear them, and dislike them. Which camp do you fall in? I have regularly promoted the value of gaiters since I made my first homemade set from a pair of old white cotton crew socks. I believe it was one of the first years I ran Western States, maybe in 1985 or 86. I cut the foot out of the socks, leaving the ankle part to pull on my foot and fold over to cover the top of …

Feb 7, 2015 · by John · In: Footwear, Footwear Products, Sports Tagged: crocs, Crocs Bistro, Crocs Bistro Pro, Honolulu Marathon, HURT 100, running in Crocs

Efraim Manzano caught my eye a few weeks when I learned that he had run the HURT 100 in Hawaii in Crocs. I messaged in on Facebook and we chatted back and forth a few times. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii and has been running all his life, but running races for the past 10 years, and ultras for five years. Efraim said he’d be happy to share some tips about running in Crocs and how he came to use them rather than trail shoes. Here are the questions I asked Efraim and his responses. I added content …

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Feb 1, 2015 · by John · In: Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health, Sports Tagged: merino wool insoles, superfeet, superfeet insoles, wool insoles

Superfeet’s Wool Insoles I have liked Superfeet’s insoles for many years. Last year I was sent a pair of Superfeet’s Wool Insoles to try. Before talking about these insoles, a bit of information about the design of their insoles is in order. If you need good support in an insole, look at a Superfeet insole. They are designed to work with the volume and fit profile of your feet. The volume is the amount of room needed inside your shoe to accommodate your feet, the sock and the insole. The fit …

Jan 19, 2015 · by John · In: Foot Care Products, Footwear Products, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: cold feet, heated insoles, thermacell, thermacell heated insoles

Many athletes suffer from cold feet. Athletes have several options to deal with cold feet. The first, most commonly tried, is different socks. Some simply try thicker socks or two pair. Others go straight to thermal type socks made with wool or some other blend of yarns. Footwear is often a contributing factor to cold feet. Today’s running shoes typically have a part-mesh upper, which lets cold air inside the shoes. And since the mesh is over the forefoot and toes, they get cold first. …

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