You all know that I’m something of a clotheshorse (despite
the lack of outfit posts for the past several months, which I plan to rectify
next week—by the way, does the word ‘rectify’ sound gross to anyone else???),
but did you also know that I’m quite the shoe collector?
I have no idea what’s considered a normal amount vs. a lot
of shoes for a girl in her 20’s, but I can say that I currently own about 40
pairs of shoes. The collection breaks down into 50% heels, 25% sandals/flats, 22.5%
boots, and 2.5% sneakers. Now, I’m not very good with the mathematics, but that
means that of all my footwear, only 1 pair could be classified as “sneakers.”
What’s more, I’ve owned said sneakers for well over 5 years. I may not work out
as much as I should, but there was a time I was a pretty regular participant at
Crossfit, and now I have twice-a-week personal trainer sessions, which means
despite my belief sneakers should be worn NOWHERE except the gym, it was high
time to put my 5-year-old sneakers out of their misery. Of course, if I was
going to go out and spend my “shoe budget,” as Kyle refers to it, on a shoe that
didn’t have at least a three inch heel on it, it had to be a little
flashy. Enter the Reebok Crossfit Nano customizable sneak.
These shoes were designed especially to handle the intensity
of a Crossfit workout and probably designed to keep your heels planted
firmly into the ground and to be lightweight enough to transition from
weightlifting to intense bouts of cardio, but none of that mattered to me. What
mattered to me was my ability to customize them.
I realize this is nothing new—Nike’s been doing this forever—but
I just hate being like everyone else, so until the Reebok Crossfit sneakers
take down the Nike Frees, I figure owning these shoes basically makes me better
than everyone else.
Naturally, I customized mine to include an electric hot
pink. To keep them from being too loud, though, I accented them with bright
blue and neon green. I just love how the smallest details like the lace holes
are customizable!
The site says these custom shoes will take 7-9 weeks but
mine arrived in about 4, so I've been wearing them to my workouts this week.
They’re incredibly light and the ventilation on the toes keeps you comfortable
throughout a workout—I feel like a girl of 26 in them! In my matching pink tank
and reflective zebra striped shorts, I feel like a drag queen, which, if you ask me, is exactly what you should be going for at the gym!
How many pairs of shoes do you own? How often do you replace
your sneakers?? Do you like my new shoes???
