After the Montour 24-hour ultra, my painful plantar fasciitis persisted. I got a pair of Birkenstocks. My podiatrist prescribed an air boot. That didn't help. Next, he prescribed crutches with the boot. That didn't help. I rolled my right heel on a frozen water bottle and on a golf ball while watching TV and in the mornings after getting up. Sometime in November a friend recommended I see a doctor he had seen for his shoulder. He is a chiropractor. His clients include major league players and athletes. He suggested I walk barefoot at home, a couple of appointments to manipulate my foot, and physical therapy twice a week. I learned to stand properly, with my feet pigeon toe. After a month I saw a huge improvement and started training again. My heel was back and I began training for a shorter distance - a not so flat 50 miler. You can read about my plantar fasciitis here.