Adventure Racer Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Feb 15, 2016 · by John · In: blister care, Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: Adventure Racer, dirty inspirations, Terri Schneider, triathlete, ultra marathoner

I have known Terri Schneider for a long time. She did triathlons, moved up to focus on Ironman’s, then discovered adventure racing. When I heard about her new book, I knew I had to interview her. Her just released book, Dirty Inspirations, tells the stories of her “lessons from the trenches of extreme endurance sports” – the subtitle of the book. From the back cover, we read, “By choosing to walk the path of more resistance, we come to a better understanding of ourselves and our potential for …

Jan 19, 2013 · by John · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Health, Sports Tagged: Adventure Racer, ankle exercises, ankle strengthening, Balance Board, balance boards, Boar, Drawing Feet, Edited Version, Email Forum, Exercise, Fitness Health, Flatfooted, Hikers, Letters Of The Alphabet, Professional Series, Reference, Sense Of Balance, Specifics, Strengthening Ankles, toes, Victory, weak ankles, Wobble Board, wobble boards

Recently a question about ankles was asked on an ultra email forum. Here’s an edited version. “Rolling ankles seemed to be a weekly thing. So just wondering if there are any specifics to the alphabet drawing feet. Sitting, standing, flatfooted or pointed toes? One of these or all of the above? I have already been messing with it and: 1. I have very uncoordinated feet and 2. I can already feel a little "work-out" going on, so this is very promising! Any specifics would be much appreciated. …

Dec 22, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health Tagged: Adrenaline Gts, Adventure Racer, Asics Eagle Trail, Asics Gel Trabuco, Brooks Adrenaline, Casual Walker, Durability, Elusive Search, footwear fit, Internet Reading, Lookout, new balance, New Shoes, Outfitter, pacific crest trail, Reading Reviews, running shoes, shoe fit, shoe reviews, shoes, shoes that fit, Southern California Section, Weather, Willett

Whether you are a runner, ultrarunner, adventure racer, thru-hiker, casual walker, or something in-between, you are probably always on the lookout for the right shoe. Maybe one of the magazines you subscribe to has a shoe issue, or occasional shoe reviews. Or maybe you scour the Internet reading reviews or pay close attention to what is written in email forums to which you subscribe. It's the elusive search for the perfect shoe. Can there be more than one shoe that is right for your feet? Are …

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Oct 14, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health Tagged: Adventure Racer, Adversaries, Arches, Bright Colors, Caption, Challenges, Continent, foot fetish, Frustration, Landings, Lisa Butler, Nails, Nips, Prose, Rocks, Rough Around The Edges, runner's feet, Springboard, toes, Ultrarunner, Warriors

I have always liked the prose "Foot Fetish" that Lisa BUtler, an ultrarunner, wrote about feet. I have included it at the front of each edition of Fixing Your Feet since the 3rd edition. It's short, but relevant to those of us who love sports. Here's what Lisa wrote: My feet are runner’s feet; a little rough around the edges, with black nails on the toes where I have nails at all Lovingly decorated with bright colors. My toes are warriors, of a sort. They carry the entire continent of my body …

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