Originally Posted by
Shaverda
Anyway, that was about that 6 months ago that I developed plantar fasciitis (PF). I became inactive obviously; after all, I couldn't even walk half a mile at age sixteen.... not because of fitness, but because of the pain. I tried all sorts of treatments for it and it got a little better in maybe five months. I can walk about fifteen or twenty minutes now without crying. Still can't run at all.
You need to check out
this book. If it's not at your library and you don't want to buy it: don't wear shoes. or sandals. or any footwear, except maybe some
Vibram FiveFingers. If you want to learn, google "barefoot running," or something like that.
The guy who wrote Born to Run was in the same situation as you are. He had PF, tried
everything, and was unsuccessful. Until, of course, he went back to basics and tried walking and running without shoes.
FTR, even if you don't have PF, barefoot running is still awesome. It's the running equivalent of riding a fixie.
