Every time I get home from an art car event, I notice this weird soreness in my legs. The tops of my feet and the lower part of my shins is always really sore, every time. This morning I asked my friend Jason P. about it, he's into fitness so I thought he might have some insight. He pointed out that you work those muscles when you curl your toes.
Which makes perfect sense: art car events always involve, not just lots of driving, but lots of driving slowly & using lots of clutch. 90 minutes of riding the clutch wouldn't be unusual as we caravan to the staging ground and then go through the actual parade. And since art car events are always in the summer, I'm always wearing sandals. So I spent the whole parade gripping the sandals with my toes so I can drive. No wonder my shins get sore.
Jason suggested that I get a pair of driving shoes, keep them in the car, and just slip them on whenever I have to drive. I bet that would help a lot. So does anyone have driving shoes or know what I should look for? What makes a good pair of driving shoes?
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what about these?
http://www.livejournal.com/users/hella_shoes/8583.html
no, just kidding... heels would probably suck as driving shoes.
maybe some sort of form-fitting light athletic shoe? i saw an ad for these sketchers in a magazine... they look like they might work. easy to slip on & off, but would definitely stay on your feet:
http://shop.skechers.com/shop/search/searchstyle.jskx?SEARCHSTRING=21548