again, it's very ironic...but the times in my life when i've had any sort of arch pain, it was from too *much* support--i.e. when i wear a motion control running shoe vs. a stability shoe. also when i used to wear birkenstocks a lot. naots seem to work better for me--they have a layer of latex over the cork footbed.

but mainly i've had this problem (not just PF but other kinds of tendinitis) whenever i start up running again after a hiatus--particularly if i've put on 5-10 lbs during that hiatus. once i get back into a running groove, everything becomes, not surprisingly, groovy. :-)

love to the sweet pickle. both of them, actually.