No I didn’t break them…but I am breaking them in around the office. I might wear them all the time if they are comfy enough.
I know I can wear them for up to two hours around the house.
I couldn’t wait to wear them.
Oddly, I’ve already gotten a number of questions at the office, I’m sure you will have many of the same questions so, being the nice little office hobbit that I am, I’ll answer them in advance.
Q: Does the stuff feel weird between your toes?
A: No
Q: Are they going to let you wear those around the office?
A: I’ve worn bowling shoes before and fancy aqua-socks are just like a close cousin…to bowling shoes, I mean.
Q: How hard are they to get on?
A: Not hard, once you get the hang of inch-worming your toes into your shoes.
Q: Won’t they smell?
A: Not s’posed to – they have anti bacterial stuff made into the material. But…if…anyone is qualified to test the quality of anti-bacterial chemical warfare, it’s me.
Q: Are you going to start running in them (they are ostensibly running shoes)?
A: Only to get away from bad guys.
Q: What about your crooked toe?
A: What about it?
(okay okay nobody at the office…until now…knows I have a crooked toe so I made that question up since I am sure knowing family and friends want to know just how much these shoes can take…they can take a LOT of crooked.)
Q: Do they come with painted toe-nails? (actual question by the way)
A: Actually…no, I am not aware of a model that simulates that. There are a ton of other styles, pink ones etc. Besides, no self-respecting office hobbit would be caught dead with painted toe-nail-shoe-things on their feet.
How garish.
blief 
Great photo Lief! They are totally you! Enjoy.
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You are the first person I thought of when I heard about this type of shoe. I’ve been jogging lately, attempting to use a technique of footfall more associated with barefoot running. It has been interesting and I think I can feel how it could be very efficient. Naturally I have to train my muscles to jog in this way, since I’ve always been a “heel-first” jogger, but I think the early experience is encouraging.
If you end up liking yours, I might jump on this barefoot bandwagon too.
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WARNING: Not for those with plantar fasciitis.
You’re such a trend setter hobbit. 🙂
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And oddly, those look exactly like your feet. I love that you find stuff that is so “you!”
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Looks like the bottom end of a standing Grizzly Bear to me. Is that what you meant, Margy, by saying they look exactly like Lief’s feet?
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