Running shoes
Murder, he wrote - Running shoes are born, bought. brutalized and then they die. It is, however, a natural death, this humane form of "shoe killing". While it's not a pretty sight, it's normal, accepted and legal. Shoes die so you can live to run. But as with people, some running shoes go before their time. Not via those act-of-God-type disasters like accidents or weather-related mishaps, but rather by way of that most criminal of premature causes of death - murder. And the guilty party is often the very runner who once embraced those shoes as a friend.
10 Dumb running shoe myths - Beware of the "dumb running-shoe myth" syndrome, a collection of widely held beliefs that are at best half-truths or, more often, just totally bogus notions. They emerge from a variety of sources, including your running friends with caffeine-powered imaginations, young clerks in sports stores that stock more shoes for basketball than running, and of course, that bastion of running footwear misinformation, other magazines. Not running magazines, mind you, but rather that tacky newsstand pulp with model-laden covers that boldly promise to help you look better, feel better and, of course, have a better sex life.
Running shoes injuries - A recent American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society online survey of over 1,200 runners found that almost two thirds had injuries that they related to their shoes; however, these injuries did not appear to be linked to how much the runners paid for their shoes or whether or not they used an inserted orthotic device.
Patron saints of shoemakers - A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Here is a list of patron saints of shoemakers runners could refer to when asking for an intercession.
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