Prevention & Preparation

Browse the archives and discover how to stop painful foot blisters from ruining your favourite pursuits.

foot blisters at the oxfam trailwalker are the number one injury

Oxfam Trailwalker Blisters: Is Your Team Vulnerable?

There’s one big fat fact you should not gloss over in your preparations for Oxfam Trailwalker - blisters. They're the number one reason people don’t finish.

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The Ultimate Guide to Walking the Camino Blister Free Landscape Banner

Camino Blister Prevention: 10 Tools & Tips

[From Camino Adventures] Blisters are the most common injury experienced on the Way. These 10 Camino blister prevention tools and tips will take you far.

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Fixing your feet 6th edition - John Vonhof

Fixing Your Feet (6th Ed) by John Vonhof

John Vonhof's 6th edition of Fixing Your Feet is now available. If you're serious about foot care in your active lifestyle, add this book to your library.

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Big Red Run sand dunes Ian Corless

Blister Results From Big Red Run 2016

Big Red Run is Australia's 6-Day Ultramarathon in the Simpson Desert, near Birdsville, Qld. Read about the blisters we saw and how we dealt with them.

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one of the most common blisters at Big Red Run 2016 were heel edge blisters

3 Most Common Blisters At Big Red Run 2016

This article focuses on the three most common blisters we saw at Big Red Run, how we managed them preventively and how we treated them.

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the golden rule of race day

The Golden Rule Of Race Day: Stick With The Familiar

Don't save your new shoes for race day. Don't pull a new pair of socks from their packet, or start anything new. This is the golden rule of race day.

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pressure mapping

10 Ways To Take Pressure Off A Foot Blister

Here are 10 ways to remove or reduce pressure off your foot blister. Which one you choose depends on where it is, what you're doing and the gear you have.

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