Runners Feet (aargh) - Clubhouse

sfh legs

25/09/2002 at 12:21

have to end Tim's monopoly of curious surveys.

Runners feet seem to get huge abuse (mine are dreadful!) and I was wondering how people try to make them more normal again:
eg
Lots of creams potions & unguents
using the industrial rasp or similar
sandpaper
pumice (wet or dry)
scalpels
professional chiropodists
use of semi-professional virtual nurses (!)
walking on hot charcoal
walking on thin ice
etc

from my part the feet get no pre-run treatment and an occasional attack with the pumice in the shower.

I wondered as to whetehr posting this shows an increasing obsession, but there again I looked at some of tehotehr titles and realised this wasn't as weird as some others.

Xerxes

25/09/2002 at 12:30

I have no monopoly - I am just a very curious chap.

But not as curious as you...

The only things I do to my feet are:
Cut the nails regularly.
Spray with Athlete's foot stuff when they itch.
Trim dead skin on little toes (which are sort of scrunched, and so develop a ridge of dead skin now and then).
MY wife finds the latter utterly disgusting, especially when I leave the skin on the living room table by mistake.

Don Minquez

25/09/2002 at 12:35

I use pumice, but my dad has a cheese grater thingy!

Wicked Witch

25/09/2002 at 12:47

Coat my feet in Superdrugs own moisturiser, dirt cheap but very good, put on socks and leave overnight, not a big turn on, but lovely soft feet in the morning.

Dangly Spice

25/09/2002 at 13:08

I just use tons of Astral before going to bed. And occassionally, i sit and pick the big hard patches of skin that grow on the side of my big toes. I flick the bits around the living room for a bit of light entertainment......

Parsley

25/09/2002 at 13:26

I'm supposed to pumice and put cream on them on a regular basis, as the hard skin gets quite bad, but I'm a bit of a slacker and this happens rarely...

I cut the nails as well (but sometimes need the exploding toe as a reminder to do this) and try to make sure the black ones look as good as they can given what's going on there!

Long Legs

25/09/2002 at 13:29

What about good old fashioned Vaseline, it works wonders.

Beth 30

25/09/2002 at 14:09

I use a pumice daily and give my feet a pedicure every couple of weeks. If my feet get really dry I put vaseline on them overnight.
I go to the salon for a pedicure once every couple of months. Out here (Dubai) we wear a lot of open-toed shoes, so having nice feet is a must!

Hobble Goblin

25/09/2002 at 14:50

I leave mine alone so that when they hang out the bottom of the bed at night they ward off all evil.

Slowboy

25/09/2002 at 15:29

Professionally trimmed every 6 weeks by the farrier, new shoes nailed on, then a daily coat of hoof oil keeps them nice and shiny.

Nessie

25/09/2002 at 15:40

Occasional use of pumice sponge (Body Shop one - much better than real lava lumps), cut toe nails fairly regularly, lavender body lotion most nights.

I've been using that Athlete's foot cream for ages and I'm not getting any faster. Do you think I should ask for a refund?

Xerxes

25/09/2002 at 16:36

I have recently found that I cannot bear lying on my back with the duvet (or whatever) heavy on my toes - I have to either lie on my side or stick my tootsies out the end.

My feet are all sort of squidged and bent with hard bits everywhere - I cannot imagine a pedicurist(?) agreeing to tackle them.

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