the last time i bought shoes was in mar, 2014. the pair of skate shoes somebody gave me, and were being worn all year in ottawa where there is much more snow, had developed some giant holes in them from the salt. these were expensive shoes, but salt does what salt does. realizing that salt in the winter is a fact of life in canada, i bought two pairs of very cheap ($5/each) walking shoes and expected them to meet the same fate.
but, the winters here are not as bad. even the cold doesn't necessarily bring snow, so the salt issue is just not comparable. i bought cheap shoes expecting the salt to get them within a few months, and instead got over a year out of both of them - which were in fact both worn down from sheer walking. i just walked through them...
i also quit smoking, so i'm not out in the salt 20 times a day anymore.
around the same time, i also bought a pair of sparkly pink fake cons. see, i know how i wear shoes down, so why waste money on them? but, i don't want to wear a pair of $5 walking shoes out somewhere, like a concert, either. i was down to these shoes on my compost run today and came back with sore feet. they're not worse than the cheap walking shoes, but that's kind of the point. i'm going to keep going on these four or five hour walks. so, should i spend a little and get something with better support? does it really matter?
see, here's the thing: how long can you really walk for before your feet get tired? my legs aren't tired. i'm fit enough that i could have walked another five hours. but, do shoes actually exist that can facilitate such a thing, or am i just being unrealistic and utopian again?
i've said this so many times, though: i am actually a very happy person. i want for little. people seem confused, because they think i have so little. i'm talking about buying shoes that i can walk hours in without my feet getting sore, and then i say i'm happy. why don't i want a car? but, maybe that's just exactly it, right?
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