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A 9K Walk Along Icey Roads in Rohde Boots

Posted December 24, 2007 by Rosalind Gardner · Filed Under Adventures, Footwear 

Rock Wall on Etobicoke CreekEd and I are in Toronto for the Christmas holidays, and today we ventured out for a walk south along Etobicoke Creek, through Marie Curtis Park, east along Lake Promenade Drive, north up 32nd street to Horner, then back up Westmead to where we parked the rental car.

Our walk was about 9 kilometers in all, and it would have perfect had Ed been wearing boots that weren’t so darned dangerous on the slippery sections.

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Snow and Ice Shoe Grips

Posted January 2, 2007 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Footwear, Safety Products, Snow Sports 

Compact Snow and Ice Shoe GripsThe road into town from our house is steep, and when covered with ice and snow, extremely treacherous.

Because the city of Penticton not only does not clear the sidewalks, but plows snow onto the sidewalks, Ed and I either had to give up walking in winter, or find a better way to deal with the danger.

We therefore bought these snow grips for our shoes.

These lightweight, easy-to-use snow grips offer such unhindered ease of movement and are so effective that the US National Bobsled Team used them confidently through snow and ice.

Comfortable Shoes for Travel on Sale

Posted December 5, 2006 by Rosalind Gardner · Filed Under Footwear 


Shop Shoes.com's Saturday SaleThe December Saturday Sale at Shoes.com will be this coming Saturday (December 9th), which leaves enough time to order and receive those comfortable travel shoes (for yourself or a friend) in time for Christmas!

Their top 10 brands are as follows:

  1. Heelys
  2. UGG - without a doubt the warmest boots around (I LOVE my Uggs).
  3. Merrell
  4. Adidas
  5. Etnies
  6. Skechers
  7. Naturalizer - Comfortable and attractive - who would’ve thunk it?
  8. DC Shoes
  9. New Balance - my favorite running/cross-training shoe brand.
  10. Reebok

Here is the Shoes.com schedule for holiday shipping:

  1. UPS Ground: Order by Dec. 15, 10am CST for Dec. 23 delivery

  2. UPS 2nd Day

    3. : Order by Dec. 20, 10am CST for Dec. 23 delivery

  3. UPS Next Day

    4. : Order by Dec. 21, 10am CST for Dec. 23 delivery

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Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT)

Posted October 14, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Footwear, Health 

Masai Barefoot TechnologyMy preferred method of getting around is to walk. It’s healthy and I get to see much more than if we were driving.

However, as the years have slipped by, the ole dogs ain’t what they used to be. My feet and legs were tiring out too often. I’d heard that MBT or Masai Barefoot Technology are shoes that exercise and revitalize your legs as you walk, so I had to check them out…. Read more

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These Boots Were Made for Walkin’!

Posted October 7, 2006 by Rosalind Gardner · Filed Under Footwear 

Stuart Weitzmann bootsI attended Yanik Silver’s Underground II Seminar in Washington, D.C. back in March of 2006. Before flying back to Toronto after the conference, I spent the afternoon in Georgetown.

It was beautiful. The birds were singing, the sun was shining and the cherry tree blossoms were bursting forth. Read more