The Nike Victory. I just picked these guys up last week, and I'm not saying that I'm ungrateful for free shoes. All I'm saying is that Nike sort of dropped the ball on this one and I wouldn't recommend these guys unless you're a Hobbit. The shoes are actually decent except for the upper. If the definition of 'victory' involves losing an ounce of blood, these shoes are right on the money with their branding. (By the way, if anyone is compatible with type A, Will Seidel is still seeking a transfusion.)
For anyone out there who owns a pair of these shoes and can't return them because they lost the box, here's how I fixed these guys up. You can do the same by following these simple instructions!
1) Put the shoes on and feel out the most probable sites for laceration.
2) If you're feeling zesty, sprig a few steps around the block. Make sure the laces aren't tied too tight if you still want to have appendages below your ankle when you get home.
3) Get some scissors and cut around the upper. I found that the back part just over the Achilles and the lateral part of my ankle was giving me the most problems. I probably took off about a centimeter or so.
4) Tape over the foam that will be spilling out of your shoes once you make the cuts.
5) Apply a couple 3x3 inch gauze pads over the tape and staple the shoe shut so that the top part of the staple is on the inside.
6) Run a few miles on the treadmill and realize that one of the staples you just put in is now embedded into your foot.
7) Cover the staple somehow. I used this fancy stuff in our lab that looks like Saran-wrap except it's sticky on one side. I think I can get away with wearing the shoes now. Victory is mine!
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