My own shoe talk

Posted on | December 11, 2009 | No Comments

Finally, finally. I’ve picked the right pairs of shoes after months of window shopping for the perfect pair. Yes, you read it right: pair with an “s.” I got two. This I blame to both Nike’s current product line and pricing.

Being a self-proclaimed gym buff, as if something significant happened because of it, I used to make it a habit to buy cross-trainer shoes which during those times, Nike had a lot of variety to choose from because If there’s one thing I’d say I’m obsessed or at least picky about, it’s about my shoes; not necessarily that it should be either the best pair out there or the most expensive I can afford (it’s of course my wish that I have the leisure to acquire both). But since I don’t have such privilege to say that money is not an issue, I’m therefore one of those who scrutinizes each shoe like my life depends on its outcome.

This morning we headed once again to the mall with one of the agenda of buying me a pair of shoes. After hating Nike and Adidas stores for its lame choices, I find myself staring at the Royal Sporting House’s shoe rack. There, I picked and tried several pairs, one of which was the Lunar Glide – Nike’s newest. This one is Nike’s running shoe sans the air-filled heels. Its design is actually Nike’s response to the criticism that their previous running shoes had designs contributing to more injury rather than prevent it. Frankly, I almost believed it. But thanks to the stiff price tag, I avoided it.

It was a good thing that my earnest search for the right fit got me to visit nikerunning.com where I learned of more options depending on several factors like my gender, type of surface where it will be used, stride, foot arch etc. Yet although I didn’t pick one those recommended models, at least this time I was able to base what is likely a good shoe according to my feet’s structure and movement. I got Dart 7 which is very similar to the Air Span or Air Zoom Elite models except for price. Dart 7 is cheap but who cares? I don’t.

It's not Converse. It's Keen.

So how did I end up with another pair of shoes? Well, there’s a catch to me buying a running shoe instead of the usual cross-trainers. Me thinks that running shoes aren’t good casual shoes however comfortable it may be – at least in my opinion. And so with this clouded reasoning I got myself a pair of canvass sneakers for me to switch every now and then whenever I feel like doing so. Yes, I know it isn’t practical to have two more pairs. Yes, I know I’ve got one pair of feet. Yes, I know…blah, blah, blah. Yes, but please, just indulge me. I’ve got happy feet.

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Last week, I knew that time is running out when I saw my Nike shoe’s sole peeling off bit by bit at the edges that I eventually decided it’s best to try if mighty bond’s miracle still holds (pun intended). To test if it does as advertised, I wore the almost scuffed shoe as wifey and I headed to the mall this morning.

As we strolled inside the mall, I had to discreetly look down and check how it’s doing and stride after stride it held on tight…and mighty. It worked pefectly well that at some point, I actually thought against buying a new one not until we reached the Royal Sporting House…my bad.

Credits: all images are owned by its respective companies and are linked to the URL where it was originally posted.

Mood: 2/10 Honks! (Happy feet = Happy Me)

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