约翰•冯霍夫，30年资深越野路跑与超马跑者，曾跑过数场50千米赛、50英里赛、百英里赛、24小时赛及72小时赛。他曾三度在超级艰难的美国西部百英里赛事中完赛，也曾背着20千克的背包，和队友于8日内完成加州内华达山区的约翰谬尔步道。

1992年转换“工作跑道”，成为急诊医疗辅助员，并取得骨科技术师、急诊室技术师的资格，现为旧金山湾区紧急医疗服务机构一员，在全世界知名的路跑、超马、登山或越野赛事当中，提供志愿服务。2009年，他参与了经典的运动伤害教科书Expedition and Wilderness Medicine的撰写工作。

多年来，他在世界各地的赛事中担任医疗志工，包扎伤脚，并训练医护站工作人员，也提供给数以千计的运动员许多宝贵的护脚知识。个人网站：www.fixingyourfeet.com，为各种运动员提供脚部保养知识与建议。

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