Shirley Thompson Archives - Fixing Your Feet

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 …

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 …

Nov 25, 2012 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footwear, Sports, Travel Tagged: Amazon, Ascents, Cnn, Crispin, Dense Jungle, Descents, Dirt Roads, Distance Race, Endurance Race, fivefingers, Food Clothing, Foot Race, Grueling Event, jungle marathon, Medical Kit, Muddy Terrain, Physiotherapist, Race Director, Sandy Beach, Shirley Thompson, Stuart Crispin, toe socks, Vffs, Vibram, Vibram FiveFingers, Vibrams

Last week I read a report over at BirthdayShoes.com about a guy who completed the Jungle Marathon in the Amazon in Vibram FiveFingers. I was fascinated by what I read and contacted the race director who made the connection. Stuart Crispin sent me the article he submitted to Vibram. "I recently completed the 2012 Jungle Marathon in Brazil, and in doing became the first person ever to take part in and finish this grueling event wearing a pair of Vibram FiveFingers (VFFs). With the help of a pair …

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 …

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