Ultra Running Foot Care — Taping, Felt Padding and Keeping Moving | UTS 100M

My feet were falling apart at 70 kilometres. I still had 90km to go. UTS 100M is 165 kilometres across the mountains of Snowdonia. 9,600 metres of climbing. Two nights without sleep. Hours in knee-deep peat bogs, river crossings, and rocky technical descents. By the time I reached Ffestiniog aid station, my feet were macerated, my heel was damaged from bog grit working through my sock, and my toenails were in serious trouble. A medic fixed me up, and I kept going. 110 kilometres in — same problem. Different medic. Better taping. And a joke about bananas. In this video I break down exactly what happened to my feet, why it happened, and the taping and padding techniques that kept me moving when stopping felt like the only sensible option. I also cover what I got wrong, what the correct heel taping method actually looks like, and what goes in my emergency kit for every mountain ultra from now on. I'm not a medic or a podiatrist. I'm an ultra runner who made mistakes, learned from them, and finished the race. If something in here helps you do the same — that's enough. CHAPTERS 0:00 — Opening 1:36 — What Happened and Why 2:19 — The First Fix: Ffestiniog 70K 3:23 — Detail Matters, Add Padding and Tape 4:21 — Why Taping Fails, How to do it Right 6:02 — What Tape to Use PRODUCTS USED Moleskin Fleecy Web Felt Padding (3mm) Sporttape Zinc Oxide Tape Cure K-Tape Benzoin Tincture Compeed Blister Plasters ProFoot Chiropody Felt (5mm) ALSO IN THIS SERIES UTS 100M Race Documentary —    • I Didn't Know If I'd Finish Until The Last...   Kit That Survived UTS 100M —    • KIT THAT SURVIVED UTS 100M   ARC 100M Storm & Survival Mode -    • Arc of Attrition 100 – Surviving Storm Ing...   Fuelling Across 46 Hours — (coming soon)