Out on the first run...
I need to be up front with you. I've labored thousands of
miles in Luna Sandals (Originals, Equus, Catamounts, DIY Kits, MONOs) and I am
extremely partial to my pair of Catamounts (DISCONTINUED - boo!) with a Shell
Cordovan leather footbed and elasticized leather laces. Back to the MONOs. That said, the simple
feel of the MONOs is reminiscent of the Catamounts in that regard.
They are also easy to slip on and off like the Cats. About 5seconds per foot. I felt myself
getting shin splints in my right leg on the first run...whether this was due to
low mileage the week prior or the fact that the MONOs sit 12mm off
the ground, 4mm more than what I was used to in the Cats, I don't know if I was
subconsciously picking up my foot a little extra so that I wouldn't drag and
scrape it on the concrete or if in fact I did have to lift it higher than what
my muscles had memorized when wearing the Cats for 1,500miles. The shin splints went
away completely by my third run and its been about a month or so of running in
the MONOs, so I think I'm in the clear on that front. The ground feel on
the roads is very supple as is on the trail. I have a hunch that on the
longer training runs the extra 4mm of Vibram neoprene will be a welcome addition.
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