April 23, 2013
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The last time I ran the Chicago Marathon, a runner in cutoff Daisy Duke-length jeans and Crocs crossed near one of my friends on the course. He inspired her with the thought “No fucking way I’m letting a fucking guy in Crocs pass me!”
Well, now these exist. I’m wondering how coincidental the blue and yellow of the Boston Marathon is featured with this promo pic but whatever. They’re still Crocs and the black socks don’t help with the dignity factor. I have a pair of knock off mock Crocs as slippers for home but they don’t go beyond the boundaries of my floors. Not sure what’s up with the heel stacking, the somewhat not quite perforations like the Nike Free soles (like it’s just molded to look like it has Nike Free features) and if rock on trails or even gravel on roads would rip this shoe. Yeah. I’d get sticks and gravel stuck in the venting holes with a shoe like this because runner, know thyself.
I don’t know any marathons that have escalators on the course so Croc doffers, you’re clear there.
Oh, well. Perhaps RW already has a shoe test on this to prove me wrong.
Comments (2)
Awesome! Aren’t those little soccer balls for decoration? Bad enough to imagine running the distance in those, but add on using them to kick a ball, and the mind reels.
@scifiknitter - I guess the soccer balls distract you from the fact you can’t tighten the shoe’s fit? Benefit – no tongue shifting in the shoe. Loss – your pride, your self-worth and the ability to use escalators.