After working with thousands of runners and hybrid athletes suffering from plantar fasciitis pain (pain on the bottom of your foot) and performance plateaus, I’ve noticed a common thread: it often comes down to how people run.

After all, who taught you how to run?

If you’ve been training consistently but still feel like you’re going nowhere—nagging foot pain that won’t quit, stalled pace gains, or just that feeling that something’s off—you’re not broken. You’re probably just running with uninformed mechanics.

Most runners don’t realize that chronic foot pain and stagnant performance often share the same root cause: your running gait. Once you address it, you can transform the way you move, feel, and perform. And your age doesn’t matter. I’ve seen these changes help everyone from beginners to seasoned pros.

Fancy shoes, more miles, or high-tech gadgets are not the long-term solution. The key is retraining the most fundamental part of running: how your body moves with every step.