Adventure Racers Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Jan 4, 2013 · by John · In: blister care Tagged: Adventure Racers, Athletic Tape, bad blisters, Band Aid, blister care, blister testers, blister volunteers, blisters, Blog, Email, friction, Hikers, Pho, Poor Success, Prevention, Raw Skin, Runners, Second Skin, Tape Job, Volunteers, Walkers, zinc oxide

For years blister care has been fairly standard. Many athletes use Second Skin over the top of a blister and then apply tape to hold that in place. Some still use Vaseline. Others will drain the blister and cover with a Band-Aid or athletic tape. And some will use zinc oxide under tape. All can work – but some work better than others. I’ve seen many runners who have tried one of the above with poor success. Sometimes the lack of blister patching success happens because of a poor tape job. …

Jul 12, 2012 · by John · In: Sports, Travel Tagged: 35th Anniversary, Adventure Racers, Adventurecorps, badwater, badwater ultramarathon, chris kostman, Cornfield, death valley, Denise Jones, Extreme Sports Events, Foot Race, Furnace Creek, Keeler, Legendary Event, Lone Pine, Mt. Whitney, Mushroom Rock, patching feet, Rock Furnace, Salt Creek, True Challenge, Vertical Ascent, Whitney Ca, Whitney Portal

Next week is Badwater. I'll be there along with Denise Jones, patching feet. I've captured the press released from Chris because if utilizes the best of social media and the web to keep followers in touch with the race. After the race, I'll post pictures. Promise. Here's the story and links. AdventureCORPS, Inc., an event production firm specializing in ultra-endurance and extreme sports events, will host the 35th Anniversary Badwater Ultramarathon on July 16-18, 2012. Recognized …

Jun 1, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear Products, Health, Sports Tagged: Adventure Racers, afx ankle foot maximizer, Ankle Injury, ankle sprain, Clinical Experience, Foot And Ankle, Initial Phase, Injury Management, Lack Of Attention, Lateral Ankle Sprain, Ligament, Ligaments, Outdoor Adventurer, Passive Structures, Physiotherapist, Poor Balance, Puddles, Steep Slopes, Timberly, timberly george, Treatment Protocol, Types Of Ankle Sprains, Uneven Terrain

Back in January I had a guest post on the AFX – Ankle Foot maXimizer – Part I. This is part II where ankle sprains are discussed. This is a guest post by Timberly George, a Sport Physiotherapist (bio at the end of the article). Here’s Timberly’s post. The photos demonstrate the Ankle Foot maXimizer. Slippery roots. Rocks. Deep puddles. Steep slopes. Momentary lack of attention to the trail and suddenly – pop! There goes your ankle. Uneven terrain, speed, fatigue, previous ankle injury, poor …

Dec 23, 2011 · by John · In: Books Tagged: Adventure Racers, Atacama, Avon Walk, badwater, Bc Canada, blister, blisters, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Walk, Colorado California, death valley, Feet Story, Foot care advice, Front Runners, Hikers, Merry Christmas, North Extreme, primal quest, Time With Family, TransRockies

Feet are a big part of my life. For the past 15 years, Fixing Your Feet has introduced me to great people. I have enjoyed helping runners at events like Western States; Badwater in Death Valley; Primal Quest in Colorado, California and Washington; Raid the North Extreme in BC Canada; the TransRockies in Colorado; Racing the Planet Atacama in Chile; the Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica; the Avon Walk; the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk; and others. In all these events, I have worked on …

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