Saw this on a page on FB. Thought it could be helpful to someone out there đŤđď¸
Iâm trying to understand but whatâs secure it top the top and leave the rest mean?
Pull the top two eyelits tight and leave the ones below loose. This makes it to where your toes arent pulling the shoe from your ankle.
Thank you! That makes sense
Yeah that diagram doesn't do anything to explain what it means. Haha
Commonly known as ârunnerâs lacingâ Itâs the only way Iâve laced my shoes for a decade now. Â
If anyone needs it explained better, thatâs how to look it up.  Here it is under âheel lockâ. https://www.asics.com/nz/en-nz/mk/choosing-the-right-running-shoe/lacing
Isnât that just the standard way shoes are laced?
No. Â The very last two eyelets on each side donât get the normal cross-cross. Â The lace will go from one eyelet to the one directly next to it. Â After that you cross the laces and pull them thru the shoelace that you previously had go in the eyelets next to each other. Â It ends up pulling differently, keeping that area snug and the forefoot loose.
Canât believe I missed that
Haha. Â Itâs a tiny line on both pics. Â Easy to miss, and my explanation is probably a train wreck. Â Some things are just easier to explain with a demonstration.
No I get what you mean, for some reason I assumed that was some extra feature of asics trainers :/
The wide forefoot lacing was an absolute game changer for me
This is really cool! I wish I could try some of these but I don't have any of these problems.
You likely just have shoes that fit correctly instead.
Dang I wish I had seen this before
I have high arches and wide feet, what now?
With toe pain!
lol and this!!!
Custom insoles. Absolute game changer.
I spent $500 on custom orthotics from a podiatrist because of my high arches, and now I have Mortons Neuromas in both feet and need ridiculously painful and expensive surgery. I so badly wanted them to be a game changer for me, and I guess they were, but in the wrong direction. I now just live with my toes going numb regularly. And no, I don't have diabetes, my a1c is a beautiful 5.1.
Thatâs fascinating, and horrible. Sorry that you are going through that.
That's very similar to what the podiatrist said. He seems a bit baffled by it all and basically said I must have already had them. But he didn't note them in any exam prior to this so it makes me wonder!
Heel lock is essential for me.
This proves there was more to tying our shoes than loop, loop, swoop and also that I never really learned to tie my shoesâŚ
How does the parallel work? Alternate left and right every other eye
Thanks I was wondering ...
I'm not sure if it's the same here, but for dress shoes, one lace zigzags through all the eyelets, and the other skips all the way from the bottom to the top.
This is such helpful information!
This looks really helpful!
R/coolguides needs to see this
This really works. I fitted boots for a long time. When a return cane back, If it wasnât the wrong size then the laces werenât tied properly.
Excellent advice, thanks for sharing
Am I weird for leaving my laces loose enough to slip on my shoes?
Thank you for posting this đâ¤ď¸
What brand are those blue shoes?
Altra
Love, love, LOVE all the Altras đ
Someone taught me the heel slipping on the trail and I've done it ever since. No other way to lace up shoes.