[Normy]

You have my sympathy. I run a 10k most days when I'm home, 30 miles per week/100 miles per month, I get about 6 months out of a pair of ASICS Gel Foundation shoes.

I developed plantar fascitis about two years ago on my left foot. I was 3/4 of the way through a 10k, and had to stop. I spent 6 weeks out of my shoes before I could run again- it drove me up the wall! I did Bally's, got kind of buff, but I hate the gym! Well, the podiatrist I went to taught me some stretches, and I've tamed the heel spurs that I have. So far-

I guess if I have to quit running I'll take up swimming. I swim like a fish, and I can stay underwater for two minutes. My parents had a pool at their house in Michigan when I grew up, so I have no fear at all about staying under water, in fact I enjoy it, so swimming, especially with a canal behind my house...is a natural.

I still prefer running!

N