Lisa de Speville Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Jun 12, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: gaiters, jay batchen, Lisa de Speville, rough country gaiters, shoe gaiters, Tahoe Rim Trail 100, Western States 100

Many runners have a love-hate relationship with gaiters. Some love them and swear by them when running trails. Others never wear them, and dislike them. Which camp do you fall in? I have regularly promoted the value of gaiters since I made my first homemade set from a pair of old white cotton crew socks. I believe it was one of the first years I ran Western States, maybe in 1985 or 86. I cut the foot out of the socks, leaving the ankle part to pull on my foot and fold over to cover the top of …

Apr 4, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports, toenails Tagged: Asics Gel, blisters, Foot Care, Fuji, gaiters, Half Size, Inaugural Event, inov-8, Johannesburg South Africa, Lisa de Speville, little toe triangle, minimalist shoes, Namib Desert, Pancake, Race Shoes, Road Shoes, running shoes, Shoe Sizes, Soles, Supernova, toe blisters, toe nail blisters, trail shoes, triangle toes, Velcro, Warmth

Lisa de Speville, who lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a close friend who often emails with insights on blisters and foot care. Yesterday I received the following email and asked whether I could share it with my readers. Her email contains insights on little toe blisters, issues with minimalist shoes, and fit of shoes modified with gaiters. Here's her email. Last week I ran in the 5th edition of the Namib Desert Challenge. I had the pleasure of running in their inaugural event back in …

Nov 17, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health, Sports, toenails Tagged: Decade, Email, Foot Care, foot care prevention, Insulting Words, Johannesburg South Africa, Lisa de Speville, Prevention, Proactive, Reply, Running Training, Silly Things, Six Months, Sympathy, Time And Money, toenails, trail running, trimming toenails

Last week I wrote about prevention and being proactive. I emphasized that you are the key to prevention. I want to share an email I received from a friend that is a great example of this in action. Lisa told me about her friend and gave me permission to share the story: My friend ran a 50km x 2 (100km total, over two days) race a few weeks ago. Over the past six months he has put a lot of work into his running training and has been running beautifully. I was away so when I got back I dropped …

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Jan 26, 2010 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products Tagged: blisters, Foot Care, gaiters, home-made gaiters, Lisa de Speville, toe blisters

Lisa de Speville, an adventure racer and ultrarunner from Johannesburg, South Africa, and a friend, sends me updates every so often. I value her input because she is good at thinking through problems. I received this in an email in December and decided to share it with you because it is a great example of how to critically think through the cause of your blisters. Lisa wrote: Here's a delicious picture of a common blister. Nice and big and hadn't popped yet ;) - on my teammate's little toe. …

Mar 28, 2009 · by John · In: blister care Tagged: blister care, extreme blisters, Lisa de Speville, maceration, RAW Namibia

Lisa de Speville, from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a friend I met at the Washingon state Primal Quest several years ago. She is a journalist and photographer in addition to an adventure racer. She's pretty much a jack of all outdoor trades. I know I can count on Lisa for great bad feet photos. While you may not like the graphic images, they're good to teach lessons. Check out Lisa's website here. Lisa recently wrote that she had just completed the 5-day, 200km RAW Namibia event. Here is a …

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