It was nice that the day these shoes finally expired was on a 9 mile blue loop in the Kettle Moraine trails, which was also the same place, same trail that I had my maiden voyage run in Vibrams!
... As I ran this time I noticed that the big toes Felt slightly "funky" on both shoes. They were okay but something felt a bit odd. For quite some time too it's been feeling pretty thin underfoot - I could feel the rocks a bit more and I could feel the heat of pavement when I ran roads.
So.... When I took my feet from my dusty & dirt covered shoes after a perfect blue loop run, this picture is what I saw: a hole in the outer sole of the left foot, worn out forefoot soles with lots of life left in the heels, where I don't strike. And while it's hard to show the first two toes on both shoes are totally blown out!
Now, it's a little hard to say goodbye to a great pair of shoes, especially a pair that went almost 3 times the distance that most traditional running shoes go.
