John M BUNMAN
BUNMAN-Adventures, Rescue & Recovery
You found out the hard way like me. I do have a PHD from the School of Hard Knocks and Slow Learners BaaaahaaaYup. PF is caused by weak feet. My cousin had her fascia replaced with steel plates. She walks like Frankenstein's monster. She wasn't graceful before, but now she moves like a drunk water buffalo. I felt bad that I didn't know she had PF in time to tell her the cure. I had PF so bad that I had to keep a pair of shoes with orthotics in next to the bed for when I had to pee in the middle of the night. My hiking boots kept getting bigger and stiffer. I hadn't run in years. I could barely walk. Strengthening my feet saved me. Now I hike barefoot when it's warm and I'm on a trail. I run barefoot in the park by my house. My feet have never been better.
In the book, they reference Oregon State, one of the biggest track schools in the country. The coach had them running Barefoot in the grass. Nike came to the school, “Why aren’t you wearing the shoes we sent you???” Coach “Because they injure all my Runners!!”