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Vegan Running Shoes (Tennis Shoes, gym shoes, trainers)


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Any of you guys have vegan tennis shoes (which is what we'd call them. aka trainers, gym shoes, running shoes, let me know which other terms I'm forgetting)? If so, what brands do you like and where's the best place to find them? I actually want to use them mainly for running, but also for general gym time. I did a search for this and couldn't find anything, but I'm wondering if it's because someone called "tennis shoes" something else that I forgot.

 

I'm back in the eastern LA area (San Dimas area) after just having graduated from The Rolf Institute (anyone need a session?) and leaving the Denver/Boulder area to come back to LA for more unbelievable heat and to stay with family for a little while. There's this really funky vegan store in Rancho Cucamonga that has all of these new and varied products, and they had these shoes called Earth, which are apparently vegan. I have read mostly good reviews, some bad about the soles falling off of the shoes pretty quickly, and being unemployed for 3 years now doesn't give me much room for just trying out brands that might not be worth it. They are apparently also like the old earth shoes of the 70s (if you guys are old enough to remember that craze) where the heal of the shoe is lower than the part under the ball of the foot, and, being the new rolfer that I am, I am not sure that it's really the best idea for the body, although other health professionals might feel differently.

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I am very happy with my KSO Vibrams. I believe there are a couple models that are made with leather, but otherwise they are all synthetic. I wear them whenever I need to wear shoes and am not at work - weightlifting in the gym, running, walking, hiking, around the town, etc. You can get them at any number of places online and in stores like REI.

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Yeah, I've got a pair of the Vibrams as well, and I LOVE them. Not the KSO, but another model. I have tried running in them, and my feet are so used to the padded up and over-supported "running shoes" that I got a nice case of plantar fasciitis after running in the Vibrams for about 1/2 a mile. So I'm having to really ease into them by just walking in them and getting the muscles and tendons my feet used to them. I can usually go all day in them now, but I haven't tried running in them again. I don't want to risk the planter fasciitis again and then have to set aside running for a few weeks. So I continue to feed my feet's addiction to the padded running shoes for a while longer................ (Doesn't "feet's addiction" sound weird???)

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