Opinion
Why would anyone wear anything other than running shoes?
by Patrick Bardelli
I can never get enough of trainers
6.11.2020
Translation: machine translated
There are two things I can't resist: expensive perfumes and trainers. Adidas and Run-DMC are responsible for my lavish use of trainers.
Speaking of running shoes: for many years, I turned my nose up at them. Firstly, I thought their design was ugly, secondly, none of my role models wore them and thirdly, I didn't jog. However, I was never a purist who displayed my shoes in their original packaging as a collector's item on a shoe rack. I always wore my trainers.
From Asics to On: the nuts and bolts of running shoes
In the new millennium, I quit another addiction: smoking. And started a new one: Sweets. In no time at all, I had ten kilos more on my ribs. That was a problem. The solution? Jogging. And in no time at all, my collection of trainers was expanded to include the first running shoes I had once spurned. First Asics, then Mizuno and finally I fell for the Swiss brand On. On On, so to speak.
And so today there are dozens of sneakers and running shoes piled up in a colourful mix in my flat, with no end in sight. I now feel so comfortable in jogging shoes that I'm almost exclusively out and about in them.
Dozens of shoes and a guilty conscience
And then I recently stumbled across the vegan version of the Superstar, which Adidas claims is sustainably produced using recycled materials. And became weak. Once again, the desire for trainers was stronger than reason.
Patrick Bardelli
Senior Editor
Patrick.Bardelli@digitecgalaxus.chFrom radio journalist to product tester and storyteller, jogger to gravel bike novice and fitness enthusiast with barbells and dumbbells. I'm excited to see where the journey'll take me next.
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