[pct-l] Trail Running Shoes- Cracked heels

[montypct]

> If you have trouble with splitting heels you might want to be careful
> toughening you feet. Watch those heavy calluses.

I found a solution to deeply cracked dry heels that John Vonhoff  later put 
in his book "Fixing Your Feet".

At night put vasoline in and around the cracks. Cover your feet with a 
plastic produce bag.  Put a sock over it.
In the morning the whole area is soft and walking on the cracks does not cut 
it deeper.

monty

Lightweight Backpacking
The fun goes up when the weight goes down
-Warner Springs Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?


> We have developed a habit of using antifungal cremes to toughen our feet. 
> It
> dries the feet and makes the skin more leathery. It works well for us.
> Marcia just heard about fish with antifungal. I'm not sure what the story
> was, but they were suspicious that it may have been carcinogenic. So we 
> need
> to re-look at using lots of antifungal.
>
> Maybe that's why my feet are growing so big ;)
>
> If you have trouble with splitting heels you might want to be careful
> toughening you feet. Watch those heavy calluses.
>
> Ken
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>
> To: <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>; "Scott Bryce"
> <sbryce at scottbryce.com>; "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?
>
>
> Great question.
> Walk up and down hills at least 10 or 20 miles a week before coming out to
> thru-hike.
> Try to keep your feet dry while you are doing this so your feet can 
> toughen
> up.
>
>
> Lightweight Backpacking
> The fun goes up when the weight goes down
> -Warner Springs Monty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>
> To: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>; "Scott Bryce" 
> <sbryce at scottbryce.com>;
> "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?
>
>
>> Monty, my friend,
>>
>> So is your advise to make it past mile 110 to wear 'runners two sizes too
>> big and pre-condition feet for hiking?
>> What is your advise regarding pre-conditioning feet, or is that a stupid
>> question?
>>
>> Mtnned
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>
>> To: "Scott Bryce" <sbryce at scottbryce.com>; "PCT MailingList"
>> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?
>>
>>
>>>> ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com wrote:
>>>>> I guess I'm still trying to figure out how come about 75% of thru
>>>>> hikers
>>>>> leave the trail....
>>>>
>>>> I think the number is closer to 40%. In my case it was inadequate
>>>> pre-hike training.
>>>> __________________________________________
>>>
>>> There's a big drop off right here in Warner Springs (mile 110)
>>>
>>> Use to be a much bigger percentage of hikers dropping off the trail 
>>> here.
>>> Almost every case was foot problems.  Usually what I saw was a person 
>>> not
>>> wearing shoes a size and a half to two sizes bigger than their normal
>>> size.
>>> Since the word has been out more to wear bigger shoes, fewer hikers drop
>>> off
>>> the trail here.
>>>
>>> Shoe size appears to be the number one killer here.
>>>
>>> Too many miles on unconditioned feet works its way in there too.
>>>
>>>
>>> Lightweight Backpacking
>>> The fun goes up when the weight goes down
>>> -Warner Springs Monty
>>>
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