Comments on Running on the White Line: How I overcame ITBS and Plantar Fasciitis

I'm glad to hear you guys are doing better. ...

2010-01-12T10:30:15.738-06:00

I'm glad to hear you guys are doing better.

@ CMoursler - I had a similar experience. In middle school I was in a bad car accident and had back pain for three years almost ever day. This caused a bad depression and the inactivity and my lifestyle change into a gamer (and their diet) caused obesity to set in. One day I decided I needed to change and stopped eating bad junk and started working out. I did was physical therapy could not. By simply changing my lifestyle and losing weight the pain quickly went away as the weight came off.

Very interesting. I've had both as well and am...

2010-01-06T21:10:48.797-06:00

Very interesting. I've had both as well and am still dealing with the PF. Thanks for sharing your experience.

+1! Minimalist shoes really do the trick. After ta...

2010-01-05T22:03:31.144-06:00

+1! Minimalist shoes really do the trick. After taking a couple of months off of wearing heels (I wear skirts and nylons to work every day), I wore a pair to work and was almost immediately in pain. I could barely walk. The day after Christmas, I took all of my cute heels and donated them to charity. That was a lot of money, but I would rather be able to exercise at the end of the day. I now wear the flattest shoes I can find, and LOVE exercising in my Vibrams. They really do make all of the difference. If I could find some that didn't look watcky with my stylin' business suits, I'd wear them to work. You are right about the weather though, my runs in the October rain in Seattle were not ideal in my Vibrams. Literally puts a damper on things. Excellent entry! My PF is doing very well - not perfect, probably due to the partial heels I still wear, but rarely flares up. I had a nice long, intense run yesterday in my VFFs and felt was great!

I had plantar fasciitis with my feet when I starte...

2010-01-05T14:07:50.309-06:00

I had plantar fasciitis with my feet when I started walking in May.
I was morbidly obese so this didn't surprise me. IT would hurt so badly that I would take my shoes off while walking until the pain subsided and then I would ?put my shoes back on? I was too embarrassed to walk around the neighborhood with no shoes on.
I'm Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I figured if I kept walking, sooner or later the excess weight would leave and my feet would feel better...and they do.
I have lost 76 lbs and I still occasionally have heel pain or some arch burn but NOTHING like I had when it would be sharp burning pain.
good job on figuring it out.