So i have had these shoes for 4 months now but had a leg injury so they haven’t past their life span as far as miles go, but i seem to have snagged them on something and started a rip down the side of the shoe. Any of you Running experts think this will cause problems as far as the fit of the shoe goes, or do these babies have some life left in them. The tear runs in between the third stripe and the silver “toe guard”. Its basically ripped from the sole up the length of the toe guard give or take a few holes.
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I can’t speak specifically to your situation, but I’ve done lots of running in shoes with tears in a similar place…big enough where some of my pinkie toe would stick out of the shoe. At the same time, I’ve done running where I had a split on the inside of the shoe as well. If it feels okay, I think you’ll be fine. My guess is that your biggest worry might be friction/blisters, not so much the “fit.”