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Jul 13, 2016 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health Tagged: bad feet, blisters, Tami Asars, thru-hiker's feet, thru-hikers

This is an update to my blog post of May 28, A Thru-Hikers Story About Feet. The thru-hiker is Tami and she is still hiking the PCT. When possible I love to share people’s before and after stories with their feet. Her story was interesting because she was having huge issues with her feet. I shared three pictures that she sent me, which shows the damage to her skin. I’d suggest going back to read the first part of her story and seeing the pictures. It’s important because it put today’s blog …

Aug 15, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, toenails Tagged: Atacama Desert, bad feet, Bet, blisters, Feet Arches, Foot Care, High Desert, Long Distances, Nine Years, Number Of People In The World, racing the planet, racing the planet iceland, Rough Edges, Seven Days, Shapes And Sizes, socks, stage races, Stressors, toe blisters, toenail blisters, toenails, Toes Heels, Trench Foot, Worst Case

I have a large file of feet pictures on my computer. Pictures of toes, heels, balls of the feet, and arches. Pictures of blisters of all shapes and sizes. In addition, I see all kinds of feet when I work events. Over the years, I have worked races ranging from short distances to ultramarathons, to multi-day stage races. I am probably one of a limited number of people in the world who gets excited at photos of bad feet. I like them because they tell stories. The first full multi-day event I …

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Apr 21, 2008 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: bad feet, cracked heels, Foot Care, Footcare, toenail care, ugly feet, ugly toenails

The press release on foot care got my attention. It is timely because we are coming up on summer, when many people will switch to sandals and flipflops – exposing their feet. I have clipped a portion of the press release because it is important to read. In the field of foot care, podiatrists and other experts are acutely aware that unattractive feet can cause significant emotional angst, driving those embarrassed about their feet to seek a solution. Dr. Nicolas Romansky, a Pennsylvania …

Jan 6, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Travel Tagged: bad feet, foot pain, pointy shoes, pointy-toed shoes

I have to write this. Today I was standing in a lobby of a building waiting for the start of a business meeting. Three women, who I knew, were waiting too. I couldn’t help but look at their feet. What I saw was scary. Each had those pointy shoes. You know the ones. They seem to be all the rage these days. The very pointy toes extend at least three inches past the ends of their toes. One of the ladies, who is a tri-athlete, had on shoes that showed the start of her toes (no …

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