On I went, out of the wood, passing the man leading without knowing I was going to do so. Flip-flap, flip-flap, jog-trot, jog-trot, curnchslap-crunchslap, across the middle of a broad field again, rhythmically running in my greyhound effortless fashion, knowing I had won the race though it wasn't half over, won it if I wanted it, could go on for ten or fifteen or twenty miles if I had to and drop dead at the finish of it, which would be the same, in the end, as living an honest life like the governor wanted me to. -Alan Sillitoe, "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

Friday, May 3, 2013

Friends don't let friends wear Crocs.

Are you worried that the nice weather means you can't wear sweatpants anymore, and you need a new, clear way to indicate that you've given up on life? Do you fear that with the new-fangled, fancily colored and low profile running shoes that your shoes are looking too trendy?

Or maybe you were afraid that barefoot running hadn't quite jumped the shark yet? Never fear! Along come Crocs and their new minimalist running shoe to convince you that barefoot running is long dead!


As long as I can still plug all of my Disney buttons into the holes on the shoes, I'm SOLD! Just kidding. I think they're terrible.

I can think of one person I know who will love these shoes, and he just started blogging this week (so go harass him)
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  1. UnknownFri May 03, 11:52:00 AM EDT

    Can you imagine Mario Batali wearing them and taking up running?

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    1. TFri May 03, 01:11:00 PM EDT

      The sad thing is, if you're into minimalist shoes, they're probably fairly comfortable. I'll wait for the www.runblogger.com review of them.

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  2. MikeFri May 03, 01:24:00 PM EDT

    This is awesome. I occasionally run in my Crocs, and would do so more often if the sizing were more precise. These things appear to come in conventional shoe sizes, so I'll definitely give them a try for $50.

    Yes, I long ago stopped caring what I look like when I run.

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    1. TFri May 03, 01:46:00 PM EDT

      There aren't words for how disappointed I am by this. Would you like to do a guest review?

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    2. MikeFri May 03, 01:51:00 PM EDT

      I'll gladly do a review. Just don't expect pictures.

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  3. MarieFri May 03, 03:47:00 PM EDT

    I can't wait to see how many bloggers are sent these shoes to review and are surprised to find they absolutely adore them!

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    1. TFri May 03, 03:48:00 PM EDT

      Are you offering? We can take up a collection to provide you with a pair...

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    2. MarieFri May 03, 03:58:00 PM EDT

      HA! Yeah, as soon as my #runhappy contract expires...

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    3. TFri May 03, 04:02:00 PM EDT

      #greatist #thinspiration #something

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