Shoes Of The Day

No, we’re not talking Wayne Newton, if so this would be a cowboy boot review. We’re talking Sir Isaac Newton and a company that has built their shoe brand around Newton’s first law of Motion. Yeah, the law that states that an object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion…etc. Shoes that remain in motion?

I don’t know about you, but I have yet to wear a pair of running shoes that say, “come-on, keep on going, you’re not tired, you feel great.” These days, I get tired just lacing up my running shoes. I just want to know, where were these shoes when I had to run the timed mile run in 7th grade 20+ years ago– probably in Coach Swenson’s “secret closet.” Jeff, you were there. Yeah, that’s for another day.

It is interesting to read and hear about trends and buzz-words in the news: “green” in building, “organic” in food, and “barefoot” in shoes. Get off your heels and run on your forefoot - that is what they say at Newton Running. (Running-man stick-figures not included.) However, if you run in cowboy boots, stay on your heels and just be careful to not damage your spurs.

Be prepared to spend a minimum of a Benjamin and a Grant for this shoe technology. Better yet, get your grant, pay for these shoes, and go running.

Enjoy the shoes of the day that stay in motion….the MEN’S CUSHION RACER by Newton Running.

If you have a chance to visit Park City Utah - keep an eye out for this tree. Yes, shoes really do grow on trees! Sam, thanks for the heads up!

I think I’ll post this under…..”shoe art” In Park City this is installment is considered “art”. Most cities in Utah would consider this the “Lost and Found.”

You can find the tree between Deer Valley Drive and the Marriott.

Enjoy the shoes “tree” of the day.

Corporate responsibility has a new color: green. The green thinkers at Nike say “every year, across the globe, millions of pairs of athletic shoes end up in landfills or are disposed of in some other way. That’s a lot of shoes going to waste that contain valuable materials that could be re-used if a degree of imagination, some ingenious engineering and a persistent pursuit of the principles of sustainability were to be applied.”  I can’t wait to see the next shoe car…now that would be some ingenious engineering.

Shoes of the day is thinking green, so recycle your old pair today.

People in California! Remember tomorrow is the walk with Hanson and TomsShoes in West Hollywood. If you don’t feel like walking, at least go there and make a purchase. TOMS Shoes will be sold at the Tower Records parking lot, and for each pair sold, another pair will be given to children in South Africa as part of the upcoming TOMS Shoe drop set for November. HANSON will also perform a mini-concert at the Tower Records parking lot of songs from their recent album “The Walk.” For each pair of shoes you purchase, TomsShoes will give a pair to a “child in need”. Shoesoftheday.com is not affiliated with them in anyway, but we appreciate their commitment to help those in need. I am going to buy a pair from them, as they look pretty comfortable. If not for yourself, buy some for the “tiny” people in your life.

Blake Mycoskie and TomsShoes, thanks for striving to make life more comfortable for those who need it most!

Right, we like you are more excited about the shoes and the purpose than the concert.

Map and directions are here.