I treat the feet I push to the limit.
Twenty years as a podiatrist. Isle of Arran ultra finisher. Pennine Way end-to-ender. Two-time Ironman. The way I treat your feet is shaped by what I ask of my own.
Endurance sport is a long, slow lesson in what feet can take — and what they can’t.
I’ve had every problem I treat. Lost toenails on the second descent of an Ironman marathon. Watched a hot spot turn to a deep blister on day five of the Pennine Way. Felt a stress reaction in my heel two weeks before Arran and worked out — fast — what to do about it.
That experience doesn’t replace twenty years of clinical practice — but it sits alongside it. When a runner comes in with plantar pain, when a hill-walker can’t find a sock that doesn’t shred their heels, when a club cyclist’s toes go numb on long rides — I’ve been there. I know what works because I’ve tried it.
Three big efforts. Three sets of lessons.
Each of these put my feet under different stress. Each one taught me something I now use in clinic, every week.
Practical advice from doing, not just reading.
Bring your training feet in.
Whether you’re prepping for your first 10k or your fifth ultra, a pre-event check makes a real difference. Book a session at Hall Green or Hollywood.