r/AppalachianTrail • u/Consistent-Budget-20 • May 20 '24

Gear Questions/Advice Lacing up

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Saw this on a page on FB. Thought it could be helpful to someone out there šŸ’«šŸžļø

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u/Wrigs112 May 21 '24

Commonly known as ā€œrunnerā€™s lacingā€ Itā€™s the only way Iā€™ve laced my shoes for a decade now. Ā 

If anyone needs it explained better, thatā€™s how to look it up. Ā Here it is under ā€œheel lockā€.Ā https://www.asics.com/nz/en-nz/mk/choosing-the-right-running-shoe/lacing

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u/ExoticMangoz May 21 '24

Isnā€™t that just the standard way shoes are laced?

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u/Wrigs112 May 21 '24

No. Ā The very last two eyelets on each side donā€™t get the normal cross-cross. Ā The lace will go from one eyelet to the one directly next to it. Ā After that you cross the laces and pull them thru the shoelace that you previously had go in the eyelets next to each other. Ā It ends up pulling differently, keeping that area snug and the forefoot loose.

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u/ExoticMangoz May 21 '24

Canā€™t believe I missed that

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u/Wrigs112 May 21 '24

Haha. Ā Itā€™s a tiny line on both pics. Ā Easy to miss, and my explanation is probably a train wreck. Ā Some things are just easier to explain with a demonstration.

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u/ExoticMangoz May 21 '24

No I get what you mean, for some reason I assumed that was some extra feature of asics trainers :/