 |
Product Search
|
 |
|
Article Search
|
|
|
Resources
| |
|
Home > Race
We Have Found 1 Products for your search of Race.
Displaying Items 1 - 1:
Ten Things Not to Change About Your Feet on Race Day
by Dr. Mahoney
As a competitive runner or walker, have you ever heard the advice, "Do not change anything on race day." -- whether that race is a marathon, a half marathon, or some other endurance race?
This is excellent advice, especially when it comes to your feet.
If you wear on race day a new pair of the same make and model of shoes with which you had been training, then you have not put enough mileage on them to conform them to your feet and to be sure that they are laced properly. This mistake can lead to blisters and lost toenails. If you wear different shoes on race day than what you had been wearing during training, then the risk of injury is even worse -- because you are not even sure whether those are the right shoes for you! If you wear on race day your training shoes but those shoes are beyond their useful life (e.g., six months or 300-500 miles, depending on how you train), then those shoes will not provide sufficient support during your more intense efforts of the race, and you will get hurt. If you change how you let your feet strike the ground on race day, even though you are wearing still-good shoes that you had been wearing during training, then you highly risk getting hurt. If you wear on race day a new lacing system on still-good shoes that you had been wearing during training, then you cannot be sure that the lacing is "just right" for the race, and you could hurt yourself with everything from a blister or lost toenail to a twisted ankle or "thrown" shoe. If you wear different socks on race day than what you had been wearing during training, then you risk getting blisters because you do not know whether the new socks provide the same degree of chafing-protection and the same degree of perspiration-wicking. If you wear two pairs of socks during your race but only wore one pair during training, or vice-versa, then the risks are similar to wearing different socks. If you get a pedicure within two or three weeks before a long race, then your risk of blisters rises dramatically. Live with those "hard-won" but protective calluses until at least a few days after the race, and then get the pedicure! If you change right before the race day the nightly lotion that you put on your feet, you could regret it after the race. You have accustomed your feet to a particular lotion during your training. The new lotion could make your feet sweat more or might not provide enough protection, which could increase your chance of blisters. If you change on race day the manner or degree to which you apply anti-chafing cream to your feet, then your feet might slide around too much in your socks (because you have too much cream) or might get blisters (because you have too little cream).There you have it: ten feet-related change-mistakes to avoid on race day!
About the Author
Kirk Mahoney, Ph.D., loves to walk and run, and his SpryFeet.com website provides practical research for runners and walkers. By going to SpryFeet.com/Reports/, you can find his "Injury-Prevention Tips for Runners and Walkers" special report.(c) Copyright - Kirk Mahoney, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
Supercar Shootout! - Epic 5-Car Drag Race
|
