Marathons

Marathons

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 …

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Jun 21, 2012 · by John · In: Footwear, Footwear Products, Health, Sports Tagged: 1970s, 9 Out Of 10, Achilles Tendon, barefoot running, Blowouts, Controversial Subject, Creators, Designers, Emergency Rooms, Foe, Free Shoes, free your feet, Hips, Hospital Settings, Knees, Marathons, Melanie, Nikes, Runners, running shoe injuries, running shoes, That Draws Attention, Transitioning, Trauma Centers, X Ray Technicians, X Rays, xray technician schools

I suspect some of my readers will love this and others won't. The actual title is: Free Your Feet - Why Running Shoes Do More Harm Than Good It starts out like this. Since you were a baby, you've worn shoes. You might remember your first Nikes or Adidas, too: a nice thick sole with padding up to the base of the ankle. In a few remote parts of the world, though, nobody ever wears shoes, and evidence shows they're in much better shape because of it. I received an email from one of the creators …

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