Zoot Men's Ovwa Running Shoe

I love all of my zoot clothing. I have several pairs of running shorts, and a tri top and tri shorts. They've all served me well. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the shoes.I love the triathlon specific features - the built in elastic laces and loop on the heel and tongue (which is also fixed to prevent accidental bunching) which make the shoes lightning quick to put on in T2. The shoes are also supposedly designed to be worn sockless, but I found no difference between these and normal running shoes when it came to running without socks. In both cases I start to develop blisters after about three miles.Unfortunately, my feet just don't agree with this shoe. Even wearing socks I was prone to blistering on my toes and arches. The last straw was when one of my toes became very sore and turned completely black during an interval workout. Luckily it hasn't fallen off yet, but I am fairly sure it will eventually. I only run between 20-25 miles a week. Not nearly enough to start losing toenails with a decent pair of shoes.

Over the years, I've slowly transitioned to only wearing Zoot sneakers. I love them--from durability to comfort to performance.This is a great shoe, but because it does not have much cushioning, I reserve it for days when I'm only doing 2-3 miles and some weight training, or 2-3 miles and another type of cardio when my legs are tired. For longer runs, I wear the Kane or Kalani model (the Kane is more cushioned than the Kalani). Note that this is a personal bias against all of the lightweight, low profile shoes that are extremely popular right now. I've had knee problems in the past, and I just feel it's better for me long-term to do distance runs with greater cushioning.So overall...highly recommend the Zoot brand, but choose the shoe that best meets your needs (the Zoot site has good descriptions to help you decide). Also--while my wife wears her Zoots true-to-size, I always have to go a half size larger.Hope this helps.

This is my second pair of Zoots. I normally wear a 10.5 to 11.0, but I ordered 11.5 based on previous reviews and they were correct. The 11.5 fits great. They are very comfortable. I use them to run, work out at the gym, and for general use sometimes. They slip on and off with no laces to worry about keeping tied. I do not expect to ever use another brand for running and gym use.

i am an 11b. i normally wear a 11 1/2 running shoe. the Ovwa 12 fits perfectly. this shoe drops my mile time by 30 seconds versus a "normal" running shoe. it is heartbreaking to spend a lot of money for a shoe that you cannot return and does not fit. why does zoot makes their shoes 1/2 size too small ? no idea. but i bought a size 12 and i totally love this shoe.consider this a race shoe with a little bit of stability thrown in. it is not well cushioned.try this reference for zoot. it helped me a lot.http://ironmancona.blogspot.com/2013/05/some-zoot-shoe-tips.html#comment-form//Which Zoot shoe should I try - If you are new to Zoot shoes, pick up a pair the TTs (Neutral) or Tempos (Stability). These are what I would consider the staple Zoot shoe. They are light enough to race in, have all the tri features, but also have enough cushioning (and support for the Tempo) that most people can run in them daily. Assuming the TT or Tempo work for you then you can go lighter (Race, Owva, Kiawe, Speed) or heavier (Kalani, Kane) to fine tune what you want in a shoe.//

Perhaps the best running sneaker I ever owned!!! I went for a quick run at midnight and endear up running for 2.5hours!!! So lightweight, it feels like running barefoot but still protected!!