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Birthday Run

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Robinson — 6 Comments

I have read (on blogs and in other stories online) of runners that celebrate their birthdays by going out and running their age in miles. Well, I don’t think I am up to running 38 miles.. or even 38 kilometers. …

Tagged with: Foot, Pain, plantar fasciitis, Road running, running, Self-Motivation
Posted in bad run, Plantar Faciitis, running

Last Run of the (choir) Season.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Robinson — 5 Comments

Last night was the end of choir season. At the end of the season, the Maryland State Boy choir hosts a festival that draws kids from all over! Members of the Newark Boy Choir, the Ann Arbor Boy choir and…

Glorious Weekend

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Robinson — 2 Comments

This weekend was FANTASTIC! I don’t know about the areas you live, but here in Maryland it was a gorgeous with sunny weather! I got in my long run on Sunday, but took Saturday off. Friday, the bottom of my…

Tagged with: Crofton Parkway, Runners, running
Posted in Hill Running, Plantar Faciitis, running

Fixing the foot strike

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Robinson — 4 Comments

So, One of the things I began to work on when I switched to minimalist shoes, was my foot strike. My goal was to move from being a heel striker, to a fore-foot striker as many of the websites I…

Plantar Fasciitis Treatment – an excerpt from Craig Payne posted on the Podiatry Arena

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Robinson — 17 Comments

This is an excerpt from a posting by Craig Payne – Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University in Australia from the Podiatry-Arena forum. It is reposted with his permission. Special thanks to Peter Bird for bringing this forum posting to…

Tagged with: Craig Payne, La Trobe University, orthotics, Plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, Podiatry
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, recovery, running, running injury

The Plantar Fasciitis Trials – Part 4 – the excuses.

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Robinson — 3 Comments

So, at the end of Part 3, I had a plan on how to deal with the Plantar Fasciitis which was: Cortisone Shot. (Bad Move.) Stretch my Calf and Foot (using standard calf stretch with wall, and stair stretch) Footlog…

Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running injury

The Plantar Fasciitis Trials – Part 3 – The Podiatrist

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Robinson — 8 Comments

So.. Picking up where I left off on part 2 – Off to see the podiatrist. First, lets look at my thoughts/views/experiences regarding podiatrists. I had never been to one (that covers experiences.) I love research, so I had googled…

The Plantar Fasciitis Trials – Part 2 – The pain.

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Robinson — 8 Comments

To pick up where my story left off (while providing enough “Catch up” info for anyone that didn’t read part 1), I had stepped on a rather sharp rock in my worn-down (not that there is a whole lot to…

Tagged with: Foot, footlog, Pain, Plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, The Stick
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, recovery, running, running injury

The Plantar Fasciitis Trials – Part 1. Background

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Robinson — 5 Comments

So, I’ve recently had several discussion regarding my experiences with Plantar Fasciitis both in comments on my blog, and with several people in person. This made me realize it might be worth taking the time to really take a look…

#janathon – Day 5 – The long run!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Robinson — 2 Comments

I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot I used to stay out till the break of day Oh, that didn’t get it, It was high time I quit it I just couldn’t carry on that…