macerated feet Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Oct 31, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Health Tagged: adhesive felt, hapla fleecy web, macerated feet, sore feet, tender feet

After years without an expedition length adventure race in northern California, the Primal Quest Adventure Race returned this past August. Even though there were openings for 20 four-person teams, only 11 teams toed the starting line in South Lake Tahoe. For those unfamiliar with adventure racing, races generally consist of a mix of disciplines: trekking, mountain biking, orienteering, white waters, rafting, kayaking, and ascending and rappelling. Some events have caving and other exotic …

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 …

Sep 22, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: Amazon, badwater ultramarathon, blister prevention, blisters, death valley, Denise Jones, dry feet, lubricants, macerated feet, Marathons, Medical Team, moist feet, Moisture Control, podiatrist, Prevention Report, Professional Journals, Race Director, Race Participants, rebecca rushton, Rushton, Shirley Thompson, Skin Moisture, the amazon marathon, the jungle marathon, Vicky, vicky kypta, wet feet

Back in May I posted an article about Training With Wet Feet. My being invited to work on the medical team at the Jungle Marathons in Vietnam and the Amazon prompted the article. While the Vietnam race had to be cancelled, the Amazon race is happening – in a bit over two weeks. As I wrote in that article, it was long felt the best way to manage your feet was to keep them as dry as possible. This was more and more evident as Denise Jones and I worked the Badwater Ultramarathon in the heat of …

Jul 7, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: Auburn High School, blistered feet, blisters, Calm Afternoon, Creases, Finish Line, Foot Care, George Miller, Kiddy Pools, Last Saturday, macerated feet, maceration, Michigan Bluff, Mile Endurance, Parking Space, Saturday And Sunday, Skin Folds, Tonya, Washtub, Water And Ice, Western States 100, Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, wet feet

Last Saturday and Sunday I worked medical at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. I spent Saturday at the Michigan Bluff aid station at mile 55. With the help of Tonya Olson, we patched a bunch of feet. Some had blisters, one needed shoe modification, one had severe heel blisters that had split, and lots of maceration. We saw more maceration than in many past years. After we closed our aid station at 9:45 pm, I went to Foresthill and talked to George Miller, who was doing foot care there. …

May 5, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health Tagged: blister prevention, Foliage, Foot Care, Footwear, hot spot, Humid Conditions, Jungle, macerated feet, marathon, Mud, Norm, Puddles, Race Director, Runners, Seven Days, Shirley Thompson, socks, Stream Crossings, trail shoes, training with wet feet, wet feet, Wet Trails

For years, the norm has been to avoid getting your feet wet. When feet get wet for extended periods, usually the feet have skin that is soft and macerated. In long events, and especially in multi-day events, that can lead to trouble. Taping or patching wet feet, or macerated feet, is very difficult. So it is best to keep your feet as dry as possible. This has always been the rule. In the past few years, adventure style races have become popular, which puts runners in conditions where wet feet …

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 …

Jul 8, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health Tagged: badwater, death valley, Denise Jones, macerated feet, maceration, wet feet

One of the runners doing next week's Badwater 135 Mile Ultramarathon recently emailed Denise Jones with questions about managing his feet at this grueling race. Denise cc'd me with her response. I liked what she wrote and decided to use part of it here because it is important information. [Denise talking about feet getting wet]. How you avoid getting your feet wet is that you avoid getting water sprayed on your legs. It's your core that needs the cooling anyway. If you are sprayed on the legs, …

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