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So, Brad lore time. I have gigantic feet. Size 13 1/2. We have a convention coming up, and I was dreading the idea of walking that convention in my only pair of shoes, these cheap thick boots (since my previous sneakers fell apart). My feet ALWAYS hurt like hell after walking. For the longest time, I thought I was just a lazier person who simply got exhausted more easily after walking. I figured it was because I was overweight and didn’t exercise much, but even after dropping 50 pounds, exercising every day, I was still in constant foot pain from walking. So I figured I was just built different (worse) and that’s how it’s always gonna be.

But I had a thought. “I’ve never tried ‘good’ shoes before.” Living out in the swamps meant my shoe size options were… extremely limited. I was stuck with whatever shoes were even available in my size from the cheapest places I could afford. Your Payless, your Academy Sports, Wal-Mart. The only upscale shoe place was a Footlocker in a mall an hour away and I probably couldn’t afford anything there anyways, so why bother? I’ve never had “good” shoes, just shoes that were “okay” or at the very least slightly reduced the amount of pain I felt walking around. Never wore a pair of Nikes in my life. But we just happened to be near a Nike store while running some downtown errands, so… why not try?

I talked to a guy who gave me some recommendations, I slipped on a pair of Moto 2ks (actually in my size), and man… I damn near almost cried in the store. They felt like a DREAM. Even with my feet still sore as hell from the boots I was wearing before, they were just so goddamn nice to walk around in. I wasn’t built worse, I just never had good shoes that actually fit! I ended up getting them and goddamn, it feels euphoric. Bracing for the parts of walks around town where I’m expecting to feel pain and feeling nothing at all. Now instead of dreading our daily walks and spending hours afterwards recovering from the hurt and fatigue, I’m excited as hell and have energy to spare. I swear this ain’t a sponsored ad and I’m sure there are better namebrands, I clearly don’t know much about shoes. But man, it feels nice to feel nothing after a lifetime of foot pain.

That’s it for today, though! Thank you so much for your support (couldn’t have gotten these shoes without you!), and see you soon with monthly rewards!