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Jul 4, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Footwear Tagged: blistered feet, Foot Care, macerated feet, maceration, Western States 100

Last Saturday was the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run over the California Sierras. As you probably know, California is in year four of a severe drought. Most of us expected the trails to be dusty and dry. From everything I heard, they were. So in a dry Western States year, why did so many runners have macerated feet from being wet? [bctt tweet="So in a dry Western States year, why did so many runners have macerated feet from being wet?"] There are several reasons. First, runners often …

May 23, 2015 · by John · In: Foot Care, Sports Tagged: 2nd Annual Medicine & Science in Ultra-Endurance Sports Conference, blister management, Foot Care

When you enter a road or trail race, or start an adventure race, or plan a group or solo event, whether single day or multi-day, do you think about blister management? There can be many responses to this question. Here are my guesses at the most common three responses. For many, I’d guess the answer would be no. What happens, happens. They may have a simple first aid kit or blister kit. A bit of tape, maybe a pin and an alcohol wipe. Others, if participating in an organized event, will count …

Dec 12, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: Foot Care, foot care triage, jungle marathon amazon

Many of you have participated in a 50-mile race, a 100-mile race, an adventure race, or some other type of multi-day race. Some multi-day races are non-stop while others are stage races. A lot of these races provide medical care at aid stations – and some also provide foot care. If you have received foot care aid at these aid stations, you have been helped by the generous people I’ll call the “heroes” of foot care. The picture shown here is from the Amazon Jungle Marathon this past October. …

Jun 19, 2014 · by John · In: Foot Care, Footcare, toenails Tagged: Fixing Your Feet, Foot Care, gabriella boston, runner's feet, the washington post

Several weeks ago I was interviewed by Gabriella Boston, a reporter for The Washington Post. She emailed me asking whether I was available and when could we talk. When she called we talked for about an hour. She asked all kinds of questions about foot care based on my experiences for runners. The article came out on the 17th and is worth reading. The title is How Runners Can Keep Their Feet Happy. Sections include, run training, proper footwear, cross training, and foot care. Gabriella …

Jun 16, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health, Sports Tagged: alene nitzky, badwater, Foot Care, runner's feet, ultra runners, ultra runners foot care

I've been on vacation much of the past two weeks and given my time away, have turned to a good friend, Alene Nitzky, an experienced and well qualified ultra runner who wrote an article published at the Coloradoan website. You have heard me go on and on about the importance of god foot care. Here's another slant, from an ultra runner who has run Badwater and many other ultras. Runners spend all kinds of money on entry fees, clothing, travel to races, nutritional supplements and race foods. …

May 25, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health, Sports Tagged: blister free feet, catra cornet, conditioning your feet, drymax, Foot Care, hokas

Last weekend I worked the finish line at the Ohlone 50KM Trail Run in San Francisco’s East Bay hills. This is a tough trail, very exposed to the day’s sun, and every step is either up or down. Some people say, and I believe that if you finish Ohlone, you have a great chance of finishing Western States. One runner who I admire and consider a close friend is Catra Corbet. She has proven herself as the “owner” of this trail. Many years she will run an Ohlone 100 or more just because she loves the …

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May 1, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: don freeman, Foot Care, john vonhof interviewed, scott warr, trail runner nation

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Scott Warr and Don Freeman from Trail Runner Nation. I was honored they asked me and we had fun doing the interview. The subject? What else but feet! You can listen to the interview on their website, download the MP3 file, or better yet, subscribe to their podcast series through iTunes. Here's the link to their webpage: FEET - Injury Prevention and Treatment with John Vonhof. Here's what they wrote on their website: One of your most important tools as a …

Jan 17, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health, Sports Tagged: Fixing Your Feet, Foot Care, ultrarunning

I love reading the unsolicited email and testimonials from athletes who have discovered Fixing Your Feet. They help motivate me to keep going. Here are two. The first is a simple sentence. The second is a personal story I received last week. Thanks everyone who has passed along their story. I'm pretty sure Fixing Your Feet has saved most of us at one point. ~ an email from Deb Bosilevac. Then Billy Pearce (husband, father of 3 boys, nurse and ultrarunner) shared his story: My many years of …

Dec 27, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products, Sports, toenails Tagged: engo blister prevention patches, Foot Care, jungle marathon amazon

Several months ago I had the good fortune to work on the medical team at the Jungle Marathon Amazon. My specific role was foot care of the 78 runners and to work with the others on the medical team to teach them good foot care techniques. I learned some things that I am calling, Your Event Homework…” By that I mean, your homework is to consider these five things that, if you learn them, can help you be more successful in the event. Over seven days, I got to know most of the runners. The race …

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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