Tuesday, February 17, 2026

1219 - Shoes

I'm not really a sneakerhead, and with my current work set up I have very little need to have a collection of shoes. To be honest I think I have too many. I think I have two or three sneakers for going out, one or two for my jogging, an old pair of basketball shoes, and one pair of leather shoes. And I rarely get to use the non-jogging shoes that often. This doesn't mean there are certain shoes I'd love to own. Here are some of them.

  • Converse Run Star Trainer (Black/Egret/Honey). The biggest reason why I like these shoes is the driving shoe heel design. It also looks sleek and I really like the predominantly black color.
  • New Balance 574 Core (Navy with White). I want 574s with the blue/white color scheme just because of Initial D. I think Takumi wore a pair in one season. Plus the classic look makes this nice to wear with jeans or shorts, at least for me.
  • Xero Speed Force II (Sunny Lime/Evening Blue). I've blogged before that I'm really curious to try barefoot shoes with a wide toe box. I'm not sure how big of a difference these are from the sneakers I'm wearing but I really want to find out.
Those are the shoes I'd love to own. They'd probably all work with my shoe rotation since I can wear the Converse and New Balance shoes for going out, while the Xeros will be used for my jogs. Sadly I can't afford them now nor do I really need them.

Out.