Episode #34 - John Vonhof (The Foot Guy)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis · May 11, 2017 · 1h 12m

John Vonhof should be everybody's best friend. For years, he has been tending the feet of the people who most abuse them—hikers and runners. His experience as an ultra-runner led him to a life-long interest in the treatment of feet, and he understands what we do wrong and how we can correct it. I, along with many of my fellow hikers, completely ignored my feet on the trail. They hurt, my toenails dropped off one by one, and I lost feeling in my toes for about four or five months after I finished. I had no idea how I should treat them and I'll certainly be taking some of the precautions that…