Originally Posted by late

Hi,
I call em foot nazis. Facitis..fascist...nazi. Lay off running for a week. That is not long enough to heal. But it is long enough to see if you can ride. You have to get the inflammation down. That may require taking it easy for a while.
Here are some things I have tried. I had no luck with orthotics. I use Superfeet cycling innersoles. They are pretty good. A custom cycling shoe would be better. It would also be $500-700. Superfeet are about $25. ****, I'm sorry, but here comes the fun stuff. They make blue cooler packs. The kind you want are shaped like a book with curved sides. They make a very effective way to ice down your facitis. Hurts like hell. Next up is keeping the inflammation down. This may be worse. There is an anti-inflammation diet. It is torture. It works. Let me know if you want it; I'll try to remember the name of the book. Next up is the ritual. Warm the feet, stretch, ice, take some anti-inflammatories. Then don't move until the advil (or other) starts to work. The idea is to get the inflammation down and keep it down. I found shoes and boots with stiffeners in the sole bothered me. Which was the end of my hiking. Oh..to answer your question, the pounding from running is prob the primary irritant for the facitis.
I also found I need to replace sneakers fairly regularly now. When they start to lose shock absorbtion, they're gone. They make my feet hurt. I have an idea. Bounce it off anyone you wish. I haven't tried it. When you start back in exercising, start with calf exercises. Do them every 2nd day for a couple weeks, adding resistance. When you start running, start on a treadmill. Add a little incline to reduce shock. Might br a dumb idea, but I was thinking strenghtneing the calf might help keep the foot properly positioned riding.