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Apr 13, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Travel Tagged: blisters, Foot Care, proactive foot care, racing the planet

Today is National Storytelling Day. When I saw this in an email this morning, I thought of the perfect blog post. This story was first told in the 5th edition of Fixing Your Feet back in 2010—and it’s in the 6th edition too. Right in the front of the book. This is a story about being proactive. I hope you’ll take the time to read it. Here’s the story. I received an e-mail from Nathan, who lives in the Kimberley region of northwest Australia. The week before, he had finished the seven-day, …

Jan 22, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear Tagged: blisters, engo, forefoot hotspots, hot spots

I get emails from runners asking for foot care advice. I’m going to run some of these occasionally to share the problem and what I suggest as a solution—because many times, these are common problems. If pictures are included, I’ll add them here too. You’ll see my thought process as I try to analyze what is happening and why. I welcome feedback from others. I will keep the names out of the emails for privacy’s sake. The question I am hoping you can give me some advice. I am running AC 100 …

Jan 5, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care Tagged: blisters, Foot Care

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 …

Oct 24, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare Tagged: blisters, Outside Magazine

Every so often I have the opportunity to be interviewed about some aspect of foot care. In September I was called by a Megan, journalist who writes for a number of publications. In 2016 she interviewed me about blisters, specifically, "It's a piece about how blisters can disable even the strongest man on a long run and the tools and technology available to help prevent and treat blisters." Fast forward to September 2019, she called again and this time they wanted a piece "... about how to …

Oct 15, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Footwear, Health Tagged: blisters, heel blisters, infected blisters, sepsis

Please read this whole blog post. It's important that we are aware of what can happen when a blister becomes infected and goes bad. Several years ago, I wrote a blog post about an actress who came close to sepsis after a blister on her foot became infected. Fast forward to August, two months ago, when Gemma Downey, a 23-year-old fashion model became the center of attention for a badly infected blister on her heel. The headline in UK's The Sun tabloid told the story: Killer Heels - Bister from …

Aug 2, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, General, Sports Tagged: blister care, blisters, Foot Care, foot care supplies, footsore, mandatory gear

This post is an editorial about foot care at races – and more importantly, the lack of it. 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 clock doesn’t stop until the team gets to the finish. Running races are typically stage races where each day is a specific mileage and camp changes every day. Please continue reading – even if you don’t do multi-day races - …

Jun 18, 2019 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products Tagged: blisters, maceration, wet feet

Here's a post from 2017, and it fits 2019 too. I encourage you to read it and be prepared. Next week is the running of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. I will be at the 55.7-mile Michigan Bluff aid station, along with Tonya Olson and others on the medical team. Our aim is to make sure you are healthy to continue on towards Placer High School and a good finish. For most of the past six years, the mountains have been dry and the trails dusty. Feet get caked with dirt. Blisters are …

Oct 14, 2017 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footwear Products, Health, Sports Tagged: blister, Blister Formation, blisters, causes of blisters, how blisters form, how blisters start

This is the first in a multi-part series on blister formation and prevention. Subsequent posts will focus on various part of the blister process. Too many people do not understand how blisters form, some even think they are a natural part of the running or hiking experience. Blisters are the result of shear trauma to the skin. When running, every step is “repetitive loading” as the foot moves through the foot strike. The whole of the body’s weight is put on the skin and inner tissues, onto the …

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Jul 2, 2017 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, General, Health Tagged: blisters, Foot Care, maceration, Western States, wet feet

On June 12 I wrote a blog post Running a Wet 100 Mile Trail Run. On June 24, I found out many runners ignored my advice, to their detriment. Maybe they didn’t read it, or didn’t see it, or simply read it and ignored it. A typical year at WS has our foot care team at Michigan Bluff lancing and patching a goodly number of blisters. On toes, heels, ball of the foot, arches, and more. Maybe 50 to 75 blisters. Maybe more. We really don't count. This year I lanced and patched one blister. Yes, …

Jun 12, 2017 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: blisters, Foot Care, maceration, Western States, wet feet

In less than two weeks is the running of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. I will be at the 55.7-mile Michigan Bluff aid station, along with Tonya Olson and others on the medical team. Our aim is to make sure you are healthy to continue on towards Placer High School and a good finish. For the past six years, the mountains have been dry and the trails dusty. Feet get caked with dirt. Blisters are caused by the dust and dirt as an irritant inside shoes and socks. 2011 was the last snow …

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