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Title: Fixing Your Feet: Prevention & Treatments for Athletes by John Vonhof, John Kozak ISBN: 0-9657386-0-4 Publisher: Footwork Publications Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The benchmark for endurance runners in footcare
Comment: Duct tape. Bag balm. Pliers. Most people who crew for me are a little alarmed when they notice these in my little black bag of foot care - but all are necessary and, although not all are specifically endorsed by John Vonhof, they are symptomatic of his core belief: different things work for different people.
Like many ultrarunners, I believed that blisters were just something that happened as a natural consequence of thirty or forty mile training runs - but I picked this book up in the hope of learning some good preventive measures. And I found a lot to experiment with, and eventually found a combination of items that (currently) work for me.
The book itself is well written, if a bit clinical. It does seem to be aimed at serious endurance athletes, so it might not be that useful to most sprint triathletes and marathon runners. However, if terms like Devil's Thumb, Badwater, and Chinscraper are immediately recognizable, buy this book. I've completed a half-dozen fifty-mile plus ultras since following the advice in this book with only minor blisters - and I have this book to thank for it!
Rating: 5
Summary: How to keep your feet healthy over 100 miles ...
Comment: John Vonhof has put together a valuable reference book, based on a lot of experience with the ultrarunning community - mainly American but with many members throughout Europe and Australia. The demands of long distance running are of course extreme, and provide a good test-bed for techniques and recommendations which may be of value to anyone who is on their feet a lot, not only runners. A friend who is a personal trainer found this book to be the solution to his foot problems (heel spurs).
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Resource!
Comment: I'm not an athlete, just a "40-something" struggling to keep fit. I'm hoping to be able to continue doing my daily moderate 3 mile dirt road up-and-down loop walk for many years to come. This year it hit me: I have to take care of my feet --proactively -- or I may not be able to continue walking well into my senior years. With this book, I'm confident I can deal with some emerging problems (calluses, bunions, ets.) and prevent others. The detailed information on boots and socks (e.g., types and changing) was especially helpful. And, the recommendations and tips throughout and from an impressive number of serious athletes are a definite plus and make for all the more interesting and worthwhile reading. Obviously, this book is great for athletes, but also dabblers like me, as well as, I would imagine, anyone who spends a lot of time on-the-job on his/her feet. Many would appreciate this book as a gift.
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Title: The Foot Book : Relief for Overused, Abused & Ailing Feet by Glenn Copeland ISBN: 0471199176 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 26 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Foot & Ankle Sourcebook by M. David Tremaine, Elias Awad ISBN: 0737300213 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Adventure Racing by Don Mann, Kara Schaad ISBN: 1578260647 Publisher: Hatherleigh Pr Pub. Date: 15 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Running Through the Wall : Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon by Neal Jamison ISBN: 1891369377 Publisher: Breakaway Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running by Adam Chase, Nancy Hobbes ISBN: 1585742287 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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