But these are the shoes I bought....
and I do walk the streets in them!
Actually, since walking the 26 miles to Ashland and back, I have had some problems with my feet and my knees. So I decided to take the advice of dozens of people and visit Paradise Footwear.
I walked in the door of a tropically decorated store, where there were a few other customers milling around.
"WELCOME TO PARADISE!!!!" I was enthusiastically greeted by a busy salesperson.
I manuevered to the running shoes and the owner appeared. "WELCOME TO PARADISE!!!!"
I explained my problem and took off my shoes and showed him my poor battered feet. He looked at the shoes, which are ASICS I purchased last spring and confirmed that they were indeed worn out. We tried another pair of ASICS as well as some other brands, but the ASICS felt more comfortable than the others, so in spite of the bright silver which makes me feel like a cross between a street walker and a 70 year old woman in a track suit headed to Bingo, I purchased them.
The gentleman who assisted me (and I believe is the owner), Tom Kalivas is a CERTIFIED PEDORTHIST, or C. Ped which is "a specialist in using footwear-which includes shoes, shoe modifications, foot orthoses and other pedorthic devies - to solve problems in, or related to, the foot and lower limb." (from their web page www.paradisefootwear.net)
It was a great experience and I will now be among the many people who recommend Paradise Footwear.
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