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What running shoes was Keira D’Amato wearing for her US marathon record?

Yesterday, U.S. runner Keira D’Amato broke the women’s U.S. marathon record at the Houston Marathon, setting a new record of 2:19:12. This time is 24 seconds faster than the previous record, set by Deena Kastor at the 2006 London Marathon.  There’s a lot of questions today about the stunning race, but runners everywhere are mainly asking — who is Keira …

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We Should All Be Wearing House Shoes

Photo: Found Image Holdings Inc/Getty Images It’s the second week of January. The COVID-testing line is around the block, Betty White is dead, and there’s not much we can do about everything being pretty awful. But here, in my apartment, I have managed to wrest a modicum of control over the chaos of daily life. Because here, I wear house …

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Internet Backs Family Refusing to Replace Delivery Boy’s Shoes After Stepping in Dog Feces

A post has gone viral after a Redditor explained a recent confrontation between her and a local pizza restaurant. Redditor, axthetix wrote about the experience on the subreddit “Am I The A**hole” in a post that has now been voted on over 11,000 times. Axthetix explained that over the weekend she ordered two pizza pies from a local restaurant. About …

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How to shop for water-resistant running shoes in 2022

Many runners are forced to reckon with damp terrain between the winter and spring, whether they’re sprinting down a city sidewalk or jogging through a muddy trail. “The most frustrating thing while running in the rain or through the snow is dealing with wrinkly, wet feet,” said Alli Felsenthal, founder of Run with Alli. She added that soggy sneakers — …

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How To Shine Your Shoes

Once a common practice for decades, then a novelty, the (almost) forgotten art of shoe-shining is making a steady comeback. The reason? Kevin Tuohy, founding partner of The Shoeshine Guild, a San Francisco-based drop-off service, thinks it’s because more men are becoming fashionably aware. Tuohy, a professional shoe-shiner of 20 years, has seen it all — and can trace trends …

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Customer sues NYC shoe store Santoni North America over $7,000 shoes

A luxe Madison Avenue shoe shop tried to walk all over a well-heeled customer — asking nearly $7,000 for a custom order it repeatedly made incorrectly, the patron charges in a lawsuit. Justin Mills wanted a pair of handmade, $4,400 Italian shoes in the fall of 2019, before the pandemic struck, from Santoni North America, but never got what he …

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Klay Thompson is finally back with the Warriors, but his Anta signature shoes are still impossible to find. Here’s why.

The magnitude of Klay Thompson’s years-in-the-making return wasn’t lost on anyone at Chase Center Sunday evening.  Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson referred to Jan. 9 as an “East Oakland holiday.” All of Thompson’s teammates wore his No. 11 jersey before the game began. Despite nursing a calf injury, Draymond Green ceremonially joined the Dubs lineup for only the tip-off – a …

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How to clean suede shoes without ruining them

If you want to maintain your suede footwear style, you’ll need to know how to clean suede shoes without ruining them.  This often happens when suede shoes are prone to weather damage, stains or general wear and tear over time. What’s more, the soft, ‘velvety’ nature of the material makes it easier to pick up grime, oils or dirt build-up, …

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