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Preventing Waterlogged Shoes

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started by Nobody on March 16, 2009

Any tricks on keeping water out of your shoes during a race? IM Nice is supposed to be hot and all the videos I've seen show athletes getting hosed with water. That's great until the water drains down into your shoes, adding quite a bit of moisture and weight to already heavy, blisterey feet. And once it's there it never seems to evaporate, no matter how hot it is.

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joetex23 posted 35 weeks ago.

Try the line of Zoot running shoes. They have holes in the sole for this very reason!

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TryScott posted 35 weeks ago.

joetex23 wrote:
Try the line of Zoot running shoes. They have holes in the sole for this very reason!

+1

Last month I ran a marathon in Zoot Ulta Tempo shoes when it was raining, and they seemed to drain well.

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brittda posted 35 weeks ago.

I usually stay out of the way of the hoses :)
Seriously.

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Nobody posted 35 weeks ago.

Thanks for the recommendation for Zoots! Now if I can find a local shop who carries 'em....

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