I have logged 50 miles in these shoes, consisting of a few break in runs and racing. There is no visible wear or any issues with durability. These are not barefoot, low ramp style shoes, rather a lightweight racing flat. And they excel at that.
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Easy to slip into, tightens enough to feel secure at top of foot with one velcro strap.Foot feels a bit wobbly at beginning of day, but sets into place within minutes. Not waterproof, but very breathable!
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The shoe has a great sole. I bought this because I want the drainage in the base of the shoes that this product provides.I've run in triathlons when there was no drainage and it cost me dearly during the run. My feet stayed wet and became raw and blistered before the end.
I have run in two other K-Swiss shoes and I thought this might be a good option because of the Velcro fastening system.
The shoe does go on quickly and I think it would be fine in a short distance race. The problem that I found with the shoe is that the forefoot to toe area of the shoe has no support because it is made up of a type of stretchy material only.
When running I have found my foot has a lot of movement because of this and I have actually rolled my foot and mildly twisted my ankle due to this.
Because of this I have gone back to my Nike Free Runs for training and marathon purposes. I will use this shoe in an upcoming Olympic distance race and see how it performs. If that works for me I will continue to use it for a half ironman event and then maybe a full iron man race?
I think the shoe could be good if used on very solid ground. I feel like the shoe is bigger than it should be but this just could be due to the lack of support in the upper toe and mid foot region. If you look at the shoe the only support it has is where the silver Velcro strap is located.
It goes on very quickly and is pretty comfortable. I would just strongly caution anyone about the non-supporting area in the front. A "tweaked" or twisted ankle isn't going to help anyone achieve their racing goals!
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