Sports Archives - Page 7 of 37

Mar 17, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Footcare, Health, Sports, toenails Tagged: black toenail, blister under a toenail, drilling a toenail, fluid under a toenail, toenail blister, toenail care, toenail pressure

I get questions by email all the time. Toenail questions are quite common, so I thought I’d post this one. Here’s the question. "I am emailing you because I have a 50K trail race this Saturday and for some reason I am just starting to get pressure from under my large toenail. It is in its early stages and my nail has not turned black yet, but it is starting to be uncomfortable. At what point do I decide to puncture thru my nail and lance the fluid under the nail? Also, if I should be lancing …

Mar 7, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: blister repair, blisters, foot blisters, patching blisters

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 your feet. I recently received an email from Rob, asking for some advice. Here’s Rob’s email: "I have been running a modest 30 miles a week for a few years. Last weekend we attended a tennis camp and during the first night of drills during ball pick up (not during a drill or competitive play) …

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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Jan 4, 2015 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: obstacle races, reebok all-terrain shoe, spartan race, ultrarunners

Tonight I finished watching three episodes of the 2014 Spartan Races - two regional races and then the final World Championship. Regional races are about eight miles with 20+ obstacles while the World Championship is about 15 miles with 25+ obstacles. I know. Some of you are saying. They aren’t the same as a 50-mile or 100-mile race. Ultrarunners are tough and our events are hard. Spartan Races are much shorter. You are right of course. But. And it’s a huge “but”, Spartan Races have obstacles …

Dec 21, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Sports Tagged: Blister Formation, blister prevention, engo patches, friction, rebecca rushton, shear

I have often mentioned the website BlisterPrevention.com.au as a great source of information on blister care. Rebecca Rushton, manages the website and is on top of developments in the prevention and care of blisters. She’s a podiatrist in Australia – and a friend. Through research and looking at the mechanism of how blisters form, Rebecca has changed some old theories of what causes blisters. Heat, moisture, and friction were always considered the three contributors of blisters. Further …

Dec 12, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: Foot Care, foot care triage, jungle marathon amazon

Many of you have participated in a 50-mile race, a 100-mile race, an adventure race, or some other type of multi-day race. Some multi-day races are non-stop while others are stage races. A lot of these races provide medical care at aid stations – and some also provide foot care. If you have received foot care aid at these aid stations, you have been helped by the generous people I’ll call the “heroes” of foot care. The picture shown here is from the Amazon Jungle Marathon this past October. …

Nov 20, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: amy gasson, jungle marathon amazon, maceration, wet feet

In early October I had the unique opportunity to return to Brazil and provide foot care to runners at the 10th Annual Jungle Marathon Amazon. The race is more than a marathon. It's three races in one event set in a stage race format. Every day the race camp moves to a new location as the runners go through the jungle and along the beaches of the Amazon River. There's a seven day, six stage race and a four day race, that both start at the same time. Then on day four, the single day marathon stage …

Oct 22, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health, Sports

This post is an editorial about foot care at races – and more importantly, the lack of it. Last week I returned from my second trip to Brazil to help provide foot care at the Amazon Jungle Marathon. I plan to write a post about the race later, so I won’t go into detail here – but this is the toughest race I have seen. 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 …

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