Running: it all starts with your feet!
Perfect timing: Dimity’s feet are extra-gnarly thanks to doing the Ironman, so the mother runners welcome Jane Andersen, a podiatrist in private practice Chapel Hill, N.C., to talk all things feet. All three gals have big paws, so they start by talking about the importance of having roomy-enough shoes—and, perhaps surprisingly, big-enough socks to give feet and toes room enough to spread while running. Things get a bit yucky with discussion on the best ways to cut toenails, remove calluses, and lance yucky blood blisters under toenails. (Ew!) But the ladies work the laughs, so don’t shy away. Then the good doctor, who is also a mother runner of two, talks about more extreme issues, including stress fractures and plantar fasciitis.
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Great advice for traditional runners, but once again a podiatrist downplaying the benefits of barefoot/minimalist running. =(
Thank you for all the info! This covered several questions I had regarding my feet and toes (longer second toe taking the brunt, loss of toenail changing the nail type/fungus, and the reminder of new shoes!!!).