Shoes Of The Day

Today’s shoe review: Asics Gel-Trabuco® 12 WR.  Trail running shoes are hot this time of year, specifically these new runners from Asics.  The first pair of running shoes that I purchased were Asics, as they came highly recommended from a female track-star (we think both of those qualifications are sufficient validation for any running shoe purchase.)

The Gel-Trabuco® all-weather design offers all-trail protection.  They are incredibly light-weight at only 9oz.  The Gusset design keeps out all the stuff that you don’t want in your shoes.  The forefoot rock plate helps protect your toes. Water-resistant upper keeps the water out, but still allows your foot to breathe.  The unique recipe for the grip of the sole is intended to provide excellent traction.  This may be the ideal shoe for your outdoor running, as the spring weather is always unpredictable.  Keep your footwear predictable with these Asics.

Shoes Of The Day?  Ascis. Gel. Trabuco®. 12. WR.  Period.

How many miles have you run so far this year?  Leave us a comment if you are still holding true to your shoe-year resolutions.

Below are our top 10 best shoe pictures!

Best Trail Running Shoes: This is a picture from one of shoes of the day’s good friends Matt G, runner and outdoor extraordinaire!

Best On-The-Court Shoes: The New Air Jordan 1 Alpha shoes that will release in early 2010. Worn by Dwyane Wade.

Best Business Shoes:  In the Business category, it’s hard to beat Google’s Co-Founder Sergey Brin sporting the Vibram Five Fingers.

Dancing Shoes: John Fluevog best picture of a shoe integrated with a dancing cartoon.  John’s site has some hot shoes, you should probably check it out. (disclaimer: shoes of the day has no affiliation with Mr. Fluevog.  We think he’s got some unique kicks are fun to look at.)

Tribute Shoes: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalking shoes Selling for $33,343

Graduation Shoes: Chuck Taylor’s all lined up.

Best Shoe Lighting Display: Lights on the Chucks!

Greenest Background shoes: Feeling Green?  Me too!

Best Wedding Shoes: Time to tie the knot?

Enjoy Every Minute Shoes: They “Grow Up Too Fast.”

Submit your shoes or shoe photos by contacting us at: reviews |at| shoesoftheday |dot| com

Happy Valentines Shoes Of The Day.

Maybe next year you’ll buy her the heels she wanted instead of the running shoes you thought she’d love.

Thanks for the priceless picture Dan – today was awesome!

If you want our take on running shoes – read our running shoe reviews

Chuck Taylor’s Shoes Of the Day, Again!

By now you may have abandoned most of your New Years resolutions, right?  Hang on, don’t give up on the rock star goal just yet.   These shoes may be the answer and will make you feel like a rock star all year long.

“Chuck-out” these Pink Floyd Chuck Taylor Converse All Stars.  When you wear these you can really ask your feet “Hello, hello, is there anybody in there?”

You like the doors?  Then sing “Hello, I love you wont you tell me your name?”  Yes, open the door and meet the Chuck Taylor.

If you like the Grateful Dead, these Chuck Taylor’s are yours and the next time you listen to “truckin’” think about changing the lyrics to “Chuckin’ got my chips cashed in. Keep Chuckin’, like the do-dah man. Together, more or less in line, just keep chuckin’ on.”

Finally, if you’re now a new fan of The Who because of their halftime performance at the Superbowl, then these are your shoes.

Thanks for the heads up Todd and thanks to bagginsshoes.com.  Enjoy the rock n’ roll shoes of the day!

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Just in time for your “shoe years” resolutions, Nike has introduced three new training shoes to help you with your 2010 weight training program. Whether you are trying to loose or gain weight, these will look great on your feet.  The name of the new Nike training shoes are: Nike Lunar Kayoss, Nike Trainer1 Low, Nike SC2010. Each of these shoes are designed to provide a durable and lightweight shoe for your New Year. That’s right, shoesoftheday is committed to helping you achieve your athletic goals, one shoe at a time.  Go ahead and click on the links below – come on start clicking, your fingers need exercise too!

Nike Lunar Kayoss

Nike Trainer 1 Low

Nike Trainer SC 2010 

Images courtesy of Nike Media

Enjoy the Nike training shoes of the day for your 2010.

It’s official, Adidas Star Wars shoes these are.  Now you too can trudge the swamps of Dagobah and feel just like Yoda. You’ll want to add these shoes to your 2010 New Years resolutions, because they’re not available until then.  In the meantime enjoy the image below.

Image courtesy of Fast Company

We are still trying to figure out how Yoda got these shoes on his tri-pronged feet.

The shoesoftheday – Star Wars Adidas, Yoda edition.

Shoesoftheday.com likes Zappos for a lot of reasons.  When I visited their headquarters in Las Vegas a couple of months ago, I saw first-hand how they take care of their customers, me included.  Not only did they treat me like a “King” but they also take care of everyone else too!  (Dang, I thought I was their favorite!)  Today I received this message from one of our readers and wanted to share:

“Ordered a pair of shoes on Zappos yesterday

at 5pm, and they just came to my office 20 min 

ago.  That’s blog post worthy.”

 Thanks Dan for sharing your experience.  Thanks Zappos for taking care of one of our readers!


Disclaimer: Zappos did not pay me to write this.  This is a real message from a real customer that contacted me and wanted me to share his experience, so I did.

We have done a Vibram Five Fingers review but, we continue to hear about them. My aunt sent me an email, “hey, you should review these shoes.”  Next, a good friend; “you’ve got to review these again.” Finally, when I saw Sergey Brin wearing them comfortably in a directors chair, I had to write about them again.  After all, if these shoes are good enough for the co-founder of Google, they deserve a second review.

VibramFiveFingers.com “recommend(s) wearing FiveFingers for exercise, for play, and for fun. Stimulating muscles in your feet and lower legs will not only make you stronger and healthier, it improves your balance, agility and proprioception.”

Do I own a pair? No.  Remember, I suffer from “the-my-second-toe-is-longer-than-my-big-toe-coolness.”  Perhaps Vibram will make a custom pair for me with an extended cab!  If you are done with socks and your toes are tired of co-habitation, get them their own space with the Vibram Five Fingers “Floves.”