Daddy got new shoes

[Zoetstofzoetje]

I'd rather run barefoot on concrete than in the jungle. (I've done both.)

Yes, but the issue is not the ground texture, but the animals that roam it.

[Al B. Sure!]

If you don't like to read, just watch this video:

[Aeson]

Ok Al, come run in the jungle barefoot.

(And WTF? I wasn't comparing running in shoes to running barefoot... I was comparing running barefoot on concrete to running barefoot in the Jungle.)

[giblets]

What the f**k are those things in the first post by thingy...they look terrible!

They're probably ridiculously expensive

[giblets]

Ok Al, come run in the jungle barefoot.

(And WTF? I wasn't comparing running in shoes to running barefoot... I was comparing running barefoot on concrete to running barefoot in the Jungle.)

The way people are supposed to run through the jungle, right?

[Al B. Sure!]

They're probably ridiculously expensive

WRONG, bucko.

Five Fingers

$75

Cheap by the standards of running shoes.

Zappos Running Shoes

And if you won't take my word or the prices of running shoes at a bargain online retailer, ask your idol KrazyHorse who is a runner how much running shoes typically cost him.


The actual up-scale model shown in the OP costs $100. Still on the low-end for running shoes.

[giblets]

Oh, forgive me for not knowing what running shoes cost. I think that's why I used the word 'probably'

[Aeson]

Yes, but the issue is not the ground texture, but the animals that roam it.

That is a concern, yes. Ants, mosquitos, and parasites you can't see. Though the wrong type of footwear can be even worse than barefoot in some cases. Straps/seams/whatever that ants can get caught up in. You're protected somewhat from them getting to your skin, but if/when they do it's harder to get them out.

But more-so there are infection and disease problems from being barefoot in this type of environment. And most-so, there are lots of sharp and pokey things in the ground, often covered in a thin layer of mud.

[Aeson]

The way people are supposed to run through the jungle, right?

Naturally, and in the buff

[Al B. Sure!]

That is a concern, yes. Ants, mosquitos, and parasites you can't see. Though the wrong type of footwear can be even worse than barefoot in some cases. Straps/seams/whatever that ants can get caught up in. You're protected somewhat from them getting to your skin, but if/when they do it's harder to get them out.

But more-so there are infection and disease problems from being barefoot in this type of environment. And most-so, there are lots of sharp and pokey things in the ground, often covered in a thin layer of mud.

No worse than the urban jungle with its broken glass, needles, condoms, etc.

That's why even though the Barefoot Professor up there runs in a city barefoot, he's running in the good parts and everyone else ought to wear something like those Vibram's which are rubber so you don't have to worry about being stabbed.

[giblets]

But you do have to worry about looking silly

[Aeson]

No worse than the urban jungle with its broken glass, needles, condoms, etc.

Easier to avoid dangers to your feet on concrete (a relatively homogeneous and stable surface) than in the jungle. If you can see it, you can avoid it.

That's why even though the Barefoot Professor up there runs in a city barefoot, he's running in the good parts and everyone else ought to wear something like those Vibram's which are rubber so you don't have to worry about being stabbed.

Agreed.

[Dinner]

If you don't like to read, just watch this video:

I hope they enjoy their shine splints.

[Al B. Sure!]

I hope they enjoy their shine splints.

And think of the hundreds of thousands who are plagued by shin splints with normal running shoes. Can it be any worse? The science says no.

[Hauldren Collider]

But you do have to worry about looking silly

Yes. Given how volleyball appears to be (based on the OP) about extremely hot women, I think that is as important a factor as any.