New Shoes

I think I finally have to say good bye to my faithful shoes.

These are purple and silver Reebok Zignano Premier's. Amazing shoes. A perfect fit with true size technology, arch support and ankle security. I have loved them for well over a year, but now I must put them down. The stitching is coming out around the toe and my baby toes feel like they are trying to push through the sides.

Rest In Peace Zigs.


Hubby bought a pair of new Zigs for me for Christmas, sadly they were the wrong size so I shopped around for some more Zigs. I managed to find a funky pair that I fell in love with! They were charcoal grey with bright yellow zigs and [shocked] a dark pink lining. Got them in my size... They didn't fit! Seems that the new Zigs no longer have true size technology or they were made at a different factory in Indonesia [ugh], so the hunt continued.

At long last, I found Reebok's RealFlex. According to the site: "With independent multi-directional flex nodes on the sole that provide protective flexibility throughout your run, the lightweight RealFlex is natural motion, perfected." 

These are actually a pretty comfortable shoe. They will take a bit of breaking in. The upper tongue, where it connects to the shoe is a little bit hard and so rubs against the top on my big toe, but I am sure with more wear it will soften up. The nodes are interesting. You can feel them as you step. Not each one mind, but you can feel the different heights of them from toe to heel.

The only thing I will say negative about them, they are breathable which is great, but they are surrounded by leather. The leather is not going to give much. The leather also hinders my free toe movements, which is a bit of a pain and could possibly be worse for others - depending on how long you keep your toe nails.

All in all I think I have a pretty good shoe... for now. If I had my way all I would ever wear would be Saucony or Nike Free - but that is for another blog! ;)

Miles to date: 34.78