Holy blisters! I’ve been getting back into running regularly. I’ve run half marathons before and was on the cross country team in high school. I typically run in neutral shoes (Mizuno or Brooks), but on a whim, I decided to try these. I wore them for two days to break them in—no issues at all. Then I did a moderate 3-mile run on a treadmill, and it was painful. I developed two blisters on the arches of my feet, which has never happened to me before. The shoes feel springy and supportive, but I can’t get past the pain. Also, they’re pretty ugly—super bulky with a strange cross-trainer-like shape.
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