[pct-l] My feet are killing me!

[Kevin Cook]

This discussion has me intrigued, so I did a little reading. I found this
article pretty interesting:
http://nymag.com/health/features/46213/index1.html

Anyone ever done the PCT barefoot? Obviously, miles of snow will necessitate
some sort of protection for the foot, but maybe there is some sort of
minimalist type of shoe that thru hikers could wear?

Of course, this is going to make the Microspikes I just bought useless :P

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Whimpie,
>
> There is a book that you should read.  There is information about how
> high-tech
> running shoes have actually damaged the human foot.  It is also a good
> read.      "Born To Run"  by Christopher McDougall
>
> MendoRider
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ken and Wanda Brimmer <kbrimmer at cccomm.net>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 6:26:48 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] My feet are killing me!
>
> The balls on my feet are unusually large and as a consequence I get a lot
> of
> blisters..but after reading the articles about Morton's Neuroma, I believe
> many
> of you have hit the nail on the head. Wrong metaphor but you get the idea.
> I
> have learned to work with the pain (hence the name Whimpie) and as long as
> I
> stop and wriggle my toes, I can continue.  Diane, you have suggested a
> wider
> shoe which makes perfect since.  Can you recommend a wide shoe.  I
> currently
> wear the Osolo brand.  Heavy but waterproof which works for me. I'm not
> rich so
> can't afford a different brand for each season and I do a lot of winter
> hiking.
> I am also working on my posture, concentrating on "butt in, chest out,
> lining up
> my spine and landing on my heels".  This posture techniques seems to work
> great
> on a flat road but not sure how I can climb a steep slope...worried about
> falling over backwards.  I have also heard that some people get a cortisone
> shot
> (please talk me out of this) into the nerve bun
> dle.  My apologies if I haven't responded correctly to the forum.
> Whimpie
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~ Kevin
Soon To Be PCT Thru Hiker!
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