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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. …

Sep 25, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare Tagged: desitin maximum strength diaper rash paste, hipoglos, maceration, zinc oxide

Several weeks ago I provided foot care at the Gold Rush Adventure Race. Last week I wrote of a tape job I observed, and whether is would work of not. Today I'll share an observation on one racer's choice of a lube. The images show two stages of the process. The first image shows our racer cleaning his feet with a wet-wipe. You can see the creases (folds) on the bottom of his feet. These are typical when the feet have been wet for extended periods. Over time, these creases can become painful …

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, …

Jul 3, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care Tagged: Fixing Your Feet, Foot Care, maceration, Western States

Last weekend I worked the Michigan Bluff aid station at the Western States 100 Mile Run. The 2011 running of this amazing footrace over California's High Sierras was different for several reasons. This was a huge snow pack year, resulting in many runners with wet feet and footwear for long periods of time. The temperatures were particularly mild, resulting in the highest finisher rate since 1993. As I worked the medical aid station, feet were my first responsibility. Somehow that's the …

Jun 23, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health Tagged: blisters, cold and wet feet, maceration, skin maceration, wet feet

This weekend is the running of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile race from Squaw Valley to Auburn, over the California Sierras. While around 375 will start the race, the finisher's numbers will probably fall between 200 and 250. The main reasons for not finishing will include being under trained, stomach issues, simply missing cutoffs, and injuries. Injuries are big. There will be sprained ankles, cuts and scrapes from falls, possible wrist injuries from falls, tons of blisters, and …

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Sep 23, 2010 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products Tagged: blisters, foot maceration, maceration, maceration and blisters

Tonya Olson and I met at Western States this summer. She worked with the medical team and was really interested in learning foot care. A few weeks ago she asked for advice on how to manage foot care and supplies at the new Pine to Palm 100 last weekend. Here is her report. The inaugural Pine to Palm 100 mile endurance race in Ashland, OR this weekend exhibited some rather atypical weather for the runners. It rained for 30 hours straight. Not so many blisters to address but plenty of macerated …

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 …

Aug 27, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: ankle care, blisters, fit, Fixing Your Feet, Foot Care, foot care basics, foot care kits, Footwear, gaiters, insoles, maceration, podiatrists, socks, tendon problems, toe surgery, toenail care, turf toe, warts

For the past four years, I have written the monthly Fixing Your Feet Ezine. That’s a lot of words about our appendages that we so often take for granted. Is there really that much to say and is it important? For athletes, especially extreme athletes, you can never have too much information. Whatever we do, it’s usually our feet that get us there—and back. In the same way we spend money on gear and training, and travel and food, we need to remember our feet. There is a lot of …

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