Discount Vivobarefoot Women's Evo III Running Shoe

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I ordered this shoe hoping to get a more sturdy barefoot running shoe that would also be easier on my feet and back while working. My Saucony Hattoris are not so appropriate for a hospital setting and have also shown signs of wear and dirt (tho' I find them great for running and was hoping that the Evo's would be even better).

I was prepared to be blown away, given the high price of the shoe. Instead, the first disappointment came with the yellowish discoloration around the area of the laces. I assume that some heat is applied to the shoe to stick it together and that this might be the cause, but I ordered a white shoe, not a stained white shoe.

With my Saucony barefoot shoe, I tend not to wear socks, but with this shoe, the inside tongue area had too many stiff, hard ridges. I ran two miles and came away with painful sores at the base of the big toes. The hard areas are just at the point where the toes flexthat is, in the wrong spot (at least for my feet). The toe box runs narrow, and loosening the laces quite a bit did improve comfort, but really -I don't see why this couldn't have been addressed by the designers. I will try these again with socks after everything is healed.

Overall, I like the look of the shoe, and I supposed that I'll eventually get good use out of these at work, provided the socks are thick enough. As for running, I may just stick with the Hattori's. The soles are more flexible and the top of the Hattori -comprised mostly of a woven fabric -is both durable and comfortable. The Evo top is made of some kind of plastic honeycomb mesh, reminiscent of crocs. It's appropriate for a hospital unit, and -as I said -should probably work fine there eventually.

There are serious design flaws here for barefoot runners. I mean, concern over skin integrity is the whole point of going "barefoot" in shoes as opposed to barefoot. And the yellowing around the laces is unacceptable! I'd be curious to know if this happens with all of the white ones. If so, Vivobarefoot, fix this!!

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I have the Evo II in blue and love it. This shoe, the Evo III in white, arrived with a yellowish discolored tongue on both sneakers. For the price, this is unacceptable. It also seems to run quite a bit larger and wider than my Evo II. I am a 10M 42 in the Evo II, and the 42 was too big in this Evo III. The plastic eyelet hole for the laces ripped out on my latest pair within a few days. I'm sticking with the Evo II and sent these back immediately. Amazon has a great return policy and is continuously quick to respond to emails and give fast processing of my returns.