I bought black running shoes on clearance 15 years ago that I wore maybe 30 times. Then as I got older I realized that they were too tight and it's about style
and comfort. Not just style. So I gave them away a couple years after purchase. I said I'll just get another pair on sale in due time. Well that due time took 10 years. I don't pay full price for almost all items of clothing because I feel like I can buy a more diversified wardrobe by paying half or more off for everything. So it took forever before I saw black runners with black soles that were stylish in Winners/Marshalls or somewhere on sale.
So many damn running shoes over the past 8 years(?) or so have white soles. They look great, but god damn, they take a lof of maintenance to keep white. And eventually there's a point you just can't keep the soles white.
I had two pairs of full white shoes back in the day. They both went downhill quickly. Then I realized I don't want white shoes again, no matter how cool they look, because I don't want to spend time cleaning them or thinking about where I can and can't wear them.
Finally, last week I saw another pair of dark and stylish runners at Winners with black soles. Some cool Puma shoes.
The black ones were $35 from Marshall's about four years ago. These grey Pumas were $50.
Anyone else think the same way about running shoes?
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