Checkpoints

Sep 30, 2012 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Sports Tagged: Adventure Race, Bike Section, blister care, blister prevention, blisters, blood blisters, Bushwack, California Sierras, Checkpoint, Checkpoints, engo, Foot Care, Gold Rush Adventure, gold rush adventure race, hot spot, hot spots, Insole, Long Trek, Lounge Chair, macerated feet, socks, sore feet, Tender Area, toes

In August I worked the Gold Rush Adventure Race in the California Sierras. Throughout the race I worked at three checkpoints. As racers needed foot care, I carried my lounge chair and foot care box to where their team was set up and did what I could. Most racers had hot spots, blisters and sore feet. A lot of times, athletes tell me that have blisters and yet, after cleaning their feet, none are visible. They may have a very sore spot or a hot spot, but there is no blister. Sometimes I can tape …

Sep 15, 2012 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Travel Tagged: 100km, Amazon Rain Forest, blisters, British Columbia Coast, Checkpoints, death valley, Dry Heat, Hammocks, Humid Conditions, jungle marathon, macerated feet, Marathon Runners, Medical Team, Prime Concern, Race Director, Shirley Thompson, Stream Crossings, trail shoes, training with wet feet, Ups And Downs, vicky kypta, Wet Conditions, wet feet, Wet Trails

I have worked a lot of events. Every one has its one set of conditions that stresses the participants’ feet. Sometimes, it’s the dry heat of Death Valley or the rainy British Columbia coast, or the ups and downs on the trails of the many trail hundreds. For years, the norm has been to avoid getting your feet wet. Wet feet often mean skin that is soft and can become macerated. In long events, and especially in multi-day events, that can lead to trouble. Taping or patching wet feet, or macerated …

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