what shoes do i wear?

i go for highly cushioned, high performance footwear.

in nature we would be barefoot on soft ground. so i run cushioned shoes over hard overpronation support shoes. running barefoot on tarmac!?? great way to wear out our tendons, cartilage etc..we were not designed to run on such hard surfaces..cushioned shoes with lots of flexibility are the safest solution..

if your shoes dont take the impact, your joints will!

i wear nike air pegasus in the trail escape version. they have full length air cushioning. 25years of design in them and a stone sheild in the sole to prevent bruising or thorns etc.

i wear my shoes till they fall apart from a fault then send em back for warranty and get a new pair. the old pair gets recycled. according to nike, they recycle more shoes than anyone!

i see so many peeps wearing crap footwear. most of nike shoes are crap but the bowerman series is designed by runners for runners..

ive worked in the footwear industry for many years. nike pegasus is my vote as a shoe to start with..

Update: June 2010, Brooks have released a midsole that breaks down in landfill more readily. I got a pair of their 'green silence' shoes and rate em highly both on the feet and off. The brooks are in the first photo. No need to send em back as they break down on their own accord.

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Permalink Reply by MADO on November 16, 2009 at 2:46pm

I went to the mall today, I looked for vegan shoes, did not see them.

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Permalink Reply by MADO on November 17, 2009 at 2:36am

I could have gotten the cheap plastic wanna be Uggs at Claires, But I would have been cold.

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Permalink Reply by Robert on November 18, 2009 at 6:41am

I got a pair of Brooks Cascadias recently to try something new...and these shoes rock for trails and street. I'd definitely recommend them.

Peace...we were made to run.

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Permalink Reply by Cheryl on November 19, 2009 at 5:01am

I'm not an endurance athlete. I run for short amounts of time (barefoot). But I will never go back to wearing any shoe with a heel on it. I got new winter boots, and just wearing them around the house getting ready to go out, my knees started hurting. It just feels wrong to have my feet slanting down...so I took my bandsaw to the soles and shaved them down to about 1/4 inch. It worked great!

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Permalink Reply by Josh on March 4, 2010 at 12:35pm

Hey Harley what other Nikes/Shoes do you recommend??? What do you think of those Lunaracers???

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Permalink Reply by Rawk n' Roll Jenny on March 10, 2010 at 1:38pm

Got into the shoe topic again last night. Been reading heaps and heaps as it seems barefoot running is gaining MOMENTUM (pun intended). Still yet to try Vibrams, but I do want to. People must be aware, barefoot running, Nike Free style running (both of which I do sometimes, but not ALL times), and I'm sure Vibram style running too, is a DIFFERENT RUNNING STRIDE. Much more of a Chi-running, front foot landing. I haven't read the 13 pages of notes on the this thread, but I'm sure people are aware. I don't find that I can run as fast, for sure. Of course Zola Budd can teach me a lesson there. It's great for the calves, easier on the knees and I find it is nice to mix up the style, sort of like cross training. I used to dance ballet so I find this style of running graceful and soft, but it's definitely harder in some regards, and easier in others.

Nonetheless, I do midfoot and heel stride style running too, for races and more intense runs. I have always loved and worn Nikes from the Bowerman series; had a few pairs of Pegasus, Skylons and Zoom Elite. Just went out for my new Spring shoes and got a hold of a AirMax Moto+ 7. I typically get pretty excited about new shoes, but these are especially awesome. I am loving the midfoot support (liken to Asics), and also these are the first Bowerman series shoes I have worn and enjoyed with air bubbles on the bottom sole. I've never liked the other Nikes with air bubbles.

Hoping for some personal records this spring and summer on these girls!

And... I happen to find the DAYGLOW orange accents sexy and fashionable... smoke it. :)

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Permalink Reply by solarliving on March 10, 2010 at 6:30pm

I tried on a pair of Vibrams the other day and they felt pretty comfortable. All the positive comments here have convinced me to get a pair. If anyone is interested, there are several locations in san diego that carry them.

As for the vegan shoes, there are some really stylish vegan girl shoes available on the web. I think Madden girl is one of them.

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Permalink Reply by Lucas on April 28, 2010 at 2:28am

New Balance are definitely a must for me, they are so comfortable for running. The 1064's are great.

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Permalink Reply by DURIANRIDER on June 1, 2010 at 2:44pm

For sure, as long as the sole aint really thrashed. I just run em till the stitching goes or the glue goes and send em back. Nike recycles their shoes into tennis court surfaces etc. They win cos they get feedback and we win cos we get shoes and our old ones get recycled.

http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/