This guest post comes courtesy of Alene Nitzky, Ph.D., RN I ran Badwater as a rookie in 2008 with two years of crewing and pacing experience and several training runs across the valley. I'd never had foot or stomach problems before, but in the race, I suffered from an array of the usual problems runners have there: blisters, swollen ankles, not peeing enough, vomiting, nothing tasting good, and not getting enough calories. While working on the medical team at Badwater in 2009 and 2010 and …
· by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health Tagged: alene nitzky, badwater, blister care, Foot Care, foot care at badwater, heat, hydration
