Mandatory Gear for Foot Care?
This post is an editorial about foot care at races – and more importantly, the lack of it. Over the years I have worked many multi-day multi-sport adventure races and multi-day running races. Most of these are six or seven-day events. Adventure races are races where the clock doesn’t stop until the team gets to […]
Traction Devices for ¥our Shoes
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 […]
Kinesiology Rock Tape Sale
Over the years of patching feet, I have found that kinesiology tape works well for almost any type of foot taping. I use it for pre-taping and taping for blister patching. Rock Tape is one of my favorites. And Theratape.com is where I buy my tape. They’ve been running a number of sales for the past few […]
12 Days of Christmas Foot Care Gifts
Merry Christmas everyone. Here are my best 12 days of Christmas ideas for foot care success in 2020 – in no certain order. Merry Christmas Everyone…..
The State of Ultra Running 2020
Paul Ronto, an ultra-runner and a staff writer at RunRepeat.com, with Vania Nikolova, Ph.D. in mathematics, and the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU), just released a new, exciting report—The State of Ultra Running 2020. It’s the first-ever comprehensive look at this rapidly-growing segment of the running world. Over a period of five months, they analyzed […]
Free Introduction to Ultrarunning Webinar
Most people like “free.” If you are one of those and want to either get into running ultramarathons or get better at running them, this is for you. It’s a free webinar, an Introduction to Ultrarunning. The webinar is sponsored by the Ultrarunning Academy, founded by professional ultrarunners and coaches Johnny Hällneby and Ellen Westfelt in […]
How Often Should You Change Your Running Shoes
Today’s guest blog post is from David Dack, an established fitness blogger and running expert. Your running shoes might be built from some solid materials, but they won’t last you forever. Even the most expensive shoes can only take so much, but how do you know when it’s time to get a new pair? To […]
The Strongest Shoe and Boot Laces
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 […]