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For nearly 20 years, Erica Mintzer has held on to a pair of sleek brown leather shoes, hoping that one day her feet will magically shrink and slide back into the pricey pumps with ease. She keeps them perched on a shoe rack in her closet as one of the few remaining relics belonging to her previous size 6.5 life. Today, Mintzer wears a size 8.5. The change, she said, occurred over the course of two pregnancies in 2002 and 2007. “I think it actually grew each time,” said Mintzer, a 53-year-old attorney based in D.C. Indeed, Mintzer isn’t alone. Experts say it’s relatively common for a person’s shoe size to increase after pregnancy — and permanently at that.“It does seem to Keen Shoes For Women be a bit of a well-kept secret,” said Mintzer, adding that she went through some den...

Going fast is fun. Whether in a car, on a bike or sprinting through a workout, there’s nothing quite like the rush that speed delivers. For runners, your shoes play a key part in how fast you can truly be. And when you’re in the heat of an important race – whether that be a marathon or a simple 5k – every second matters. To get the most out of every step, you need shoes that work with your quickness, rather than against it. You don’t put winter tires on a dragster, right? To help you stay in that competitive lane, check out our top picks for taking on your next race. A Word on Carbon Fiber Many of the racing shoes we’ve chosen feature a carbon fiber foot plate. This technology helps create a rigid base that promotes responsiveness and energy return. Additionally, carbon fiber is a l...

Specialized makes some pretty fancy footwear, with more than one offering featuring in our list of the best cycling shoes. In fact, the brand's range of S-Works road shoes is seemingly evergrowing, with the Ares sitting alongside the S-Works Exos, S-Works 7, 7 Vent, 7 Lace, and a new pair on the way too. The S-Works Ares are, Specialized claims, the most efficient and powerful performance shoe ever made, and a full one per cent faster than any other shoe it has made before, Olukai Sandals which is why they’ve been most prominently seen on the feet of the Mark Cavendish, Sam Bennett and Legion of LA's fast-sprinting Williams brothers. Do they live up to their billing as a hyper-performance set of race shoes? Will their pursuit of performance come at the cost of comfort? What’s with the ...

ast week’s Boston Marathon sparked yet another debate about shoe tech in professional running. This time, the question wasn’t whether super shoes were undermining cherished notions of competitive fairness, but whether pro runners are being forced to choose between getting the best possible sponsorship deal and maximizing their chances of success by retaining the freedom to race in their preferred shoe. This has been framed as a choice between financial security and “betting on yourself.” In Boston, Scott Fauble and Nell Rojas were the fastest Americans in the men’s and women’s races, running PRs of 2:08:52 and 2:25:57, respectively. Both athletes had recently opted out of their sponsorship contracts and were running unattached; Fauble decided not to renew Oofos Outlet his relationship w...

After two years of running the event virtually, hundreds of people were excited to lace up their running shoes and participate in the Nature's Emporium Run for Southlake on a sunny morning on Sunday April 24. More than 800 participants ran or walked 5K along Davis Drive and past Southlake hospital to raise funds. To race day, this year's event has raised over $330,000 - which is close to the May 13 fundraising goal of $400,000. "Today means so much to us. It has been a long two years, Keen Shoes For Women  but we have come through stronger and more resilient together," said Arden Krystal, CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre, while kicking off the event.  "Southlake is your hospital, here for you when you need us, we are always by your side, and today, you are here, by our side, when ...

This is 79th game the Nucks have played this season. The eleventeenth MUST WIN game of the stretch. I’m exhausted from just watching them push the heavy standings rock up the wild carded hill. Nucks looked tired in Minni. Demmers seems to be playing hurt or exhausted. He’s not alone. Even NM has shown some regular season fatigue. The Nucks didn’t score in the 1st. Neither did the Reds. That’s not so bad. Well that was a pretty unexciting first... tons of turnovers both teams. — Twitchy The bad part happened in the 2nd. The Nucks went half way through the 2nd without a Nucking shot. Worse the fLames had potted 2. One on their PP. Rick Owens Shoes  And one that Demmers wanted back. Us too. Late in the 2nd, with the Nucks still 2 goals down, someone in the game thread started to c...