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Limping Louie
August 29, 2025
So Dissapointing
I was excited to get these walking shoes. The reviews were out of this world. Just as important, they looked good--not too young, not too "tennis shoeish", not frumpy--They looked good with really good reviews. I buy my work shoes on-line, so I have had good experience. I had no worries, as I have only had problems with shoes once in my life, and that was in Junior High Track, when I was wearing basketball shoes as training shoes--terrible shin splints.The delivery time was very fast, and I was excited to go for a walk. My wife made me try them on before our our first walk. She said, "Once you wear them outside, you won't be able to return them." They seemed to fit fine--I've tried on a lot of shoes in my 62-year life. We went for our 2-mile walk, and before the 1-mile point, I was feeling skin irritation in my left achilles tendon. About the 1.75 mile point, I asked my wife to slow down, as it was clear my skin had been scratch raw. I wear reasonably thicker socks to walk in, so I was surprised.When I got home, I took off my shoe, looked in side, and there was a "structural rim" that came high around the heel for support. It felt "cushiony" as though it was a good idea, but this was definite culprit of my pain. I took my sock off, and sure enough, I had a pretty good sore. The shoe had rubbed away all of the skin on my achilles heel, and I was bleeding. The blood had penetrated the through the sock--not a lot, just enough to draw pause. I just would have expected discomfort like a blister where the sock was surface marred, but the blood went all the way through the sock, a thick sock. The shoe equiviqably cut me.I cleaned it up, applied some neo and a bandaid and accepted it as a break-in. I wore my work shoes the next day, and had no discomfort.Day two, I left the bandaid on my left achilles tendon, put on fresh sox, and myy wife and I went for our evening walk. The pain was recreated, this time a little below the protective bandaid and definitely on my right foot this time. The discomfort was not as bad as the first 2-miles, but there was discomfort.We returned home, and son of a gun, I had a mirror cut in my right foot and a smaller cut below the bandaid on my left. I only have 4-miles on these shoes and they are clearly not suitable for my feet (11.5, normal width, high arches, 6'3", 224 lbs). Worse, they demotivated me 2-nights in a row not to walk.I am going to try to return them, but I do not have optimism about that: caveat emptor.
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Lightweight and Stylish — Great Value with Minor Fit Quirks
I’ve been rocking the Allbirds Men’s Tree Dasher 2 lately, and honestly, they’re pretty awesome. These shoes are very light, like, you barely notice them on your feet.Plus, the color I got looks really sharp and fresh.One thing though to be aware of , they run a little tight, especially around the middle of the foot. The heel area felt a bit stiff when I first put them on, which was a little annoying, but after wearing them a bit, it’s way better. Also, the back of the shoe is wider than I expected, which actually makes them pretty comfy once you break them in and helps with balance for sure.For the price, these are definitely a solid deal. If you want a stylish, lightweight shoe that’s also eco-friendly and don’t mind a snug fit at first, I’d say give the Tree Dasher 2 a try. Durable and quality shoe for the price.
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David D.
December 08, 2025
Comfortable, stylish, runs small
I really liked these shoes - they look stylish and modern. Plus they don't try and force your foot into some unnatural position like many other running shoes.Unfortunately they run a bit short. I am an 11.5 exactly, and my toes were about to poke through the end of the shoe. So my hunt for new shoes goes on.
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