toe blisters Archives - Fixing Your Feet

May 7, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health, Sports, Taping, toenails Tagged: badwater ultramarathon, patching blisters, toe blisters, toenails

Every so often you capture one of those pictures that are perfect for a teaching opportunity. This is one of those pictures. There are actually two pictures, both from the same runner. These are from last July’s Badwater race in Death Valley. In the first picture, the first thing you notice is the blisters. Three of them. All are fluid-filled. The middle one appears to have a tinge of blood in it. The one on the large toes is just starting to drain—notice the drop of fluid going down the …

Aug 18, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Health Tagged: rebecca rushton, toe blister formation, toe blister prevention, toe blisters, toenail blisters

Today’s blog post is a little bit by me and a lot by Rebecca Rushton. Rebecca is a friend and podiatrist from Australia. I admire her work regarding blister formation and prevention. I follow her website and whatever she writes. Having worked many events over the past years, I have seen hundreds of toe blisters. These may be at the tip of your toes, between your toes, or under your toes. They are very common, especially in ultras, adventure racing, and multi-day stage races. Understanding the …

Aug 15, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, toenails Tagged: Atacama Desert, bad feet, Bet, blisters, Feet Arches, Foot Care, High Desert, Long Distances, Nine Years, Number Of People In The World, racing the planet, racing the planet iceland, Rough Edges, Seven Days, Shapes And Sizes, socks, stage races, Stressors, toe blisters, toenail blisters, toenails, Toes Heels, Trench Foot, Worst Case

I have a large file of feet pictures on my computer. Pictures of toes, heels, balls of the feet, and arches. Pictures of blisters of all shapes and sizes. In addition, I see all kinds of feet when I work events. Over the years, I have worked races ranging from short distances to ultramarathons, to multi-day stage races. I am probably one of a limited number of people in the world who gets excited at photos of bad feet. I like them because they tell stories. The first full multi-day event I …

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Jun 25, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: blister prevention, blisters, bodyglide, calluses, Cold Heat, Extreme Heat, feet problems, Finish Line, foot blisters, foot problems, heel blisters, insoles, Michigan Bluff, Mile Endurance Race, Problem Areas, Rough Edges, Rough Patches, Second Sunrise, Sierras, sore feet, Squaw Valley, toe blisters, Water Crossings, Western States, Western States 100

This weekend close to 400 runners will start at Squaw Valley and make the trek over the Sierras towards Auburn – 100 miles away. It’s the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Race. I love the race, having completed it three times in the late 80’s. It’s tough and throws a lot at the runners. Cold, heat, extreme heat, streams running down the trail, rocks, dust and grit, water crossings, long ups and long down through numerous canyons – and for many runners, a second sunrise with renewed heat. I …

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 …

Mar 11, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care Tagged: ball of foot blisters, blisters, heel blisters, toe blisters, types of blisters

There are many types of blisters. In my experience, toe and heel blisters are the most common, followed by ball of the foot. Here is a summary of the three. Toe Blisters Shoes with a toe box that is too short in length and/or height often cause toe blisters. The toes rub against the toe box and blisters result. Improperly trimmed toenails are also a common cause. Socks will catch on the toenails and push them back into the cuticles, causing blisters or fluid under the nails. Blisters between …

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Sep 10, 2010 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care Tagged: blisters under toenails, toe blisters, toenail blisters

Toe blisters at the TransRockies were a huge problem. We saw many of the same runners day after day during the six-day race. One lady kept coming in every day after her run. She finally told me she was removing all the tape from her toes before running the next day. Bad idea. I informed her tape would act as a skin protector for the day's run and not to take the tape off. Every day we saw all kinds of toe blisters. Big ones and little ones. Ones filled with clear fluid and others filled with …

Feb 6, 2010 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care Tagged: baby toes, little toe, little toe triangle, toe blisters

The little toe triangle? Huh? The what? A recent post on blisters resulted in an email from a reader asking what this was. So I decided to answer his question by posting the explanation out of Fixing Your Feet (4th edition). We each have two. Little toes that is. The number of problems with these little appendages has impressed me. "What problems?" you ask. It's all about that little triangle of skin where most problems occur. If you look at your little toes, your toes may be well rounded and …

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. …

Jul 30, 2009 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, toenails Tagged: blisters, Foot Care, toe, toe blisters, toenails

As you might guess, there were lots of toe and toenail issues at Western States and Badwater. There were blisters on and between toes, blisters under toenails, toenails floating on top of fluid filler blisters, and toe blisters with blood inside. Some were major and some minor - but to the runner whose feet they were on, they were bad. Here are two photos I took that shows what is often common at race finish lines. Neither is pretty. The first shows a foot with a large blister under the big …

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