I’m too old for sneaker shopping
I don’t know if I’m alone in this but I’m not a fan of… no I HATE, shopping for sneakers. Shoes I don’t mind so much because it’s usually work related but when it comes to my sneaks, leave them alone. I have 2 pairs that I wear, my chucks (which I luuuurve) and my running shoes that I wear for just about everything. They’re comfy, they’re broken in and quite frankly they’re kickass. My buddy Drew buys a new pair of shoes I swear every 2 months. Why? Beats me. He says he’s stylin, I say he’s insane.
This past weekend we took Teaspoon to Grove City Outlets to blow some stink off him and be around other people besides Noggin, Sprout and the caves of our house. The first stop was to the Reebok store and that was more than enough for me. Lushie really wanted me to get new sneakers so I could wear them at my new job. I entertained the idea and gave it a shot. I’m past the point of running shoes because really, my fat ass isn’t living in denial, I’m not running anywhere. I’ll walk and jog but running? HA! (*note: I do plan on playing hockey this fall so we’ll tackle that beast when it gets here*) I didn’t see cross trainers which leads me to believe I dated my self to the associate.
Me: “You mean Bo Jackson Cross Trainers aren’t made any more?
Associate: “uhhhh Who’s Bo Jackson?”
Tragic
I finally see the shoes pictured above and notice it has a setting switch. A SWITCH! ON A SHOE! I don’t want a robot on my feet, I just want a goddamn sneaker that I can walk around in and look fly. I know what style is, I used to own the original Air Jordans when I was in 5th grade! I’m then told there are some shoes which report back to my ipod ( which I’m not cool enough to own ) at the Nike outlet.
We left sneakerless and a broken shell of my youth.
Say what you want, Bo Still Knows.
Shoe technology has been around for years, you out of touch yinzer. While Reebok has had some pretty nifty toys (the pump, the special SHAQ shoes) nothing beats what Nike and Apple have done for runners.
I’ve recently abandoned cycling for running and the new Nike+ transmitter/iPod sensor has actually made running (and walking) fun and interesting. You put the transmitter in your Nike+ equipped shoe, attach the sensor to your iPod, tell the iPod how much you weigh, and calibrate the son-of-a-bitch, and you’re literally tracking every single inch you walk or run, every calorie you burn, and every second you’re on the road.
No one wants to run just to run. We run to know that we’re making progress. Shoes can get expensive, yes — especially the Lunarglide – http://store.nike.com/index.jsp?country=US&lang_locale=en_US#l=shop,pdp,ctr-inline/cid-1/pid-241565/pgid-241567 – but they feel awesome, and they do much more than protect our feet on the road. They make getting in shape fun again.
Join in, you old bastard! Before it’s too late!
doc martins and the way to go… and an ocasion set of sandles or a set a regular sneakers nothing special execpt the docs… i even wear docs at work..
Phil, I don’t own an ipod either and probably never will just like I have no intention of owning an iphone. You can keep your futuristic shoe and live in the Matrix. Probably would help if I had someone to work out and train with so until then I’ll stick with my wii
sunshine, I love my sandals also. forgot to mention that.
I certainly do not need a shoe that is smarter than me
Craziness, I say! (I sound so old)
I am definitely not a sneaker person (or “tenners” as we call them here in redneckville). I haven’t found a pair I like or am comfortable wearing in many years. Seriously – the last time I wore sneakers with any regularity was when I was 17 and wearing little white keds – 24 years ago. Since then, every pair I try feel so bulky. But I’m not out of touch enough to still wear keds.
When I was in second grade I had light blue Zips that were Velcro.
I was a pimp even then
I’m still holding out for my rocket shoes…
I read the entire post replacing the “s” word with “tennis shoes.” It’s the Pittsburgher in me, man.
Can anyone get me these shoes…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQKKgNC5EpM