• fishos@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    And I walk 12-14 miles a day in Keens. My last assistant refused to wear anything but Crocs. Guess who was out every other week with foot problems? Not me.

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      1 year ago

      Ok well if that was my data set, then I would also share your opinion.

      Go to a hospital. Crocs as far as the eye can see. And they work long grueling hours.

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      1 year ago

      I worked at a running shoe store for a while. If there was one thing that was a given, it was that no two feet are the same and no shoe will work for everybody.

      I’m a huge fan of Altra. I wear their shoes to work and to run, and though I haven’t run as much in the last year or two, I’ve been biking a lot, so I’ve repeatedly been in their emails asking them to introduce some cycling shoes, or at least do a design collaboration with an established cycling shoe brand, so I don’t have to be stuck with the Scott ones I’ve been using, which are fine, but don’t have that Altra fit that I really like. I got several pairs of Altra running shoes when I worked at the store: some Escalantes, some Superiors, multiple pairs of Lone Peaks, some Torins, and even some Commutes, and I’ve been extremely happy with all of them. But I’m a relative minority among the set of people I worked with, because a large majority of my customers didn’t get along with them.

      I don’t own any Crocs and don’t have any plans to, but your assistant does appear to be in the minority when it comes to them.

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      1 year ago

      Was your coworker an old man with gout? Foot problems from an unrelated soccer injury? Just lying to you and you’re buying it?

      10mi/day for about 2 years on the same crocs, I haven’t even had to buy a new pair yet, no foot pain since the switch. Again, I’m forced to trust my feet over your anecdote.