Sitting down on a concrete road with the Asics Gel-Kayano 23's on my feet. |
The first mistake was I did not factor in the outdoor conditions. When I was purchasing these running shoes for walking, basically, what I was doing was solely going off comfort and forgetting that the shoes that I'm purchasing were not waterproof. I live in Canada and in the spring we get lots of melting snow.
The second mistake was I underestimated the tread. For example, most of the time I was on sidewalks or pavement of some sort, but occasionally, I would go off onto trails that were hilly and had lots of gravel. I noticed when I approached those hilly areas, my ASICS running shoes started to slip.
The third issue was because they were running shoes, they were made very light, and I found that the sole was a little bit softer than I would like. When I was walking in the more off-trail areas, it would have been nice to have the sole a little bit more solid.
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December 20th, 2021
Hi all, above is a video I made going over a few things I didn't keep in mind when I purchased my ASICS runners and used them as walking shoes.