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 23 years of trends including 5,010,730 race results from 15,451 races around the world. It’s the largest data set of …
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At Some Point, Everyone Gets Blisters
No one wants to get a blister. And no one wants a blister that knocks them out of contention for a win or a title. In most cases, those getting blisters are runners, hikers, adventure racers, ultrarunners, walkers—those we think of who doing action sports or extreme sports. Do golfers fit that definition? I’d bet many of you would say no. So meet Pablo Larrazabal, a golfer playing in the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. Temperatures were hot. 104 degrees in the first round. He …
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. 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 …
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 weeks. Today's sale, good through December 23, gives 25% off Rock Tape with promo code 25ROCK. Here's the direct link the the Rock Tape page. Theratape.com offers Rock Tape, KT Tape, …
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 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 …
