Running Shoes - which color do you like?

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  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,224 Member
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    I live near the high school and cross a busy “cut through” road several times on my running route. Visibility is my one and only concern. I think you can see me from space (although somehow still invisible to drivers). I would never choose black shoes. But seems like maybe that’s a girl thing.
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
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    The orange because I'm funky like that
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
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    Duck_Puddle wrote: »
    I live near the high school and cross a busy “cut through” road several times on my running route. Visibility is my one and only concern. I think you can see me from space (although somehow still invisible to drivers). I would never choose black shoes. But seems like maybe that’s a girl thing.
    I vote neon for anything running because of visibility! My day to day attire is mostly black... my running gear is neon everything! But I agree, still invisible to drivers somehow. Even in our super quiet, dead end neighborhood I had a too-close-for-comfort moment when a car too a turn too wide (I was standing off of the side of the road in a pile of leaves waiting to see which way they were turning at the T), I knew the moment they finally saw me when the car jerked back onto the road and slammed on the brakes. Oi!

    Side note - if you are paying good money for running shoes I would keep them strictly for running because wearing them for other workouts or errands is going to put unnecessary wear and tear on them...
  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 2,937 Member
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    Love the orange!
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
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    Understated elegance. I'll let my results speak for me. Often, they don't speak kindly ;-) I haven't found shoe color to be of much effect ;-)
  • SnifterPug
    SnifterPug Posts: 746 Member
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    For myself, any colour as long as it's black. And I am very annoyed that most black shoes these days have white soles. I like all black. That said, I utterly love those orange shoes you are considering.
  • jaymijones
    jaymijones Posts: 171 Member
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    Get them both. I have 4 (6 if you count the retired ones I use for yard work) pairs of running shoes, so no matter what I wear I match. 😉
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
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    I haven’t bought shoes based on color, but I did get a bit carried away with arm warmers to match my new tri kit. And I’m convinced that the lightning bolts give me an extra ten watts of power. ;)
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,224 Member
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    Djproulx wrote: »
    I haven’t bought shoes based on color, but I did get a bit carried away with arm warmers to match my new tri kit. And I’m convinced that the lightning bolts give me an extra ten watts of power. ;)

    At least 10. Probably 14. 17 if you got them in a garishly bright color :wink:
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
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    Duck_Puddle wrote: »
    Djproulx wrote: »
    I haven’t bought shoes based on color, but I did get a bit carried away with arm warmers to match my new tri kit. And I’m convinced that the lightning bolts give me an extra ten watts of power. ;)

    At least 10. Probably 14. 17 if you got them in a garishly bright color :wink:


    This is great news, since I just ordered the "endless summer" tropical print pattern arm coolers for hot weather riding. :)
  • katarina005
    katarina005 Posts: 259 Member
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    Pink or whatever color doesn't look horrible as long as the price and shoe is right
  • katarina005
    katarina005 Posts: 259 Member
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    performance and quality is way more important than how it looks for fitness. other types of shoes..well that's another story!
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,970 Member
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    I'm thinking about ordering another pair of these because the color was discontinued. It's basically the color of glacial lakes, which are most of my favorites, so it makes me happy. I have a shirt in the exact same color, somebody stopped me on a hike last summer to tell me my shirt looks like Diablo Lake. 🙂

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  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
    edited May 2020
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    I always end up getting neon colors because that’s whats on sale. Guess nobody likes them lol. My current running shoes are teal with I think pink or orange on them. I’ve actually been complimented on them two times. The ones before were a bright yellow lol. I prefer neutral colors though.
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,449 Member
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    Current rotation (trail shoes in the middle).

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  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
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    dewd2 wrote: »
    Current rotation (trail shoes in the middle).

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    hahaha...mine is the opposite -- 4 or 5 pairs of trail shoes around 1 or 2 pairs of road shoes.

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