Adventures in Foot Care – John Vonhof

Adventures in Foot Care

Most athletes love adventure and it takes many forms. It might be a marathon, a trail marathon, an ultra, a fastpack, a triathlon, a long walk, a multi-event, or an adventure race.

A few days ago, about 50 adventure seeking runners and walkers started the Gobi Desert, a seven-day foot race in the Gobi Desert in China. The event is put on by Racing the Planet, a great company that puts on a series of these seven-day races in places like the Sahara desert, the Atacama desert in Chile, and Antarctica.

While many of us cannot do this kind of event, we can savor the experience through the Internet. Go to the Gobi Desert website and click on Race Coverage. Pick a day and see what the race involves. The race staff updates the race coverage daily. See the gallery of photos, read about the racers, the country, and the support team. The race started on June 17 and ends on June 23.

While you are reading this, I am in Prince Rupert, BC Canada. I am there to work on the medical team and provide foot care for the 24 four person teams racing in the Raid the North Extreme Adventure Race. The race starts on Sunday, June 24 and ends on Saturday June 30. The snow pack and its melt have changed the course due to flooding, but we will have a challenge and lots of fun. Here is the Raid the North Extreme website to read more.

Also, Saturday June 23 is the running of the Western States Endurance Race, a 100 mile trail run in the california High Sierra. The race is one of the most popular 100 mile races around. Here is the website for race day coverage. Enjoy the race whereever you are.

Each of these adventures will test runners’ and walkers’ feet, and their preparation to do their own foot care. When I return, I will post some of my experiences at Raid the North Extreme.

Adventures in Foot Care

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