
What I cover in this article: Pin these recovery shoe reviews for later! I wore them each for a week to compare how my legs, feet, and whole body felt after training hard in them. I got a pair of Hoka Recovery Slides ( I am a BIG fan of Hoka!) and the Kane Revive (another trailblazer in the recovery footwear world). There are a lot of competitors in the market so I wanted to compare them. Research supports that fatigue is reduced and recovery is enhanced when you wear recovery shoes.įor a long time, I thought OOFOs were the only game in town when it came to recovery footwear, but not anymore. They just feel more tired, sore, and little aches (aka niggles) are more prevalent. Related: How to Recover Faster from Your Marathonīy wearing my recovery footwear for runners, I’ve noticed a marked difference in how my legs, feet, and back feel when I don’t wear my OOFOs. Now that I am finally training again with eyes on a fast marathon time, I am back in my running recovery slides. Recovery shoes for runners help you train as hard as you can in the time that you have. Then when I segued out of the boot, I put my recovery slides back on. Until I realized I had a tear in my plantar fascia, I wore OOFOs religiously-around the house, to a concert, even to a wedding! Once I realized I had a tear, I started wearing a boot. Related: Do PRP Injections Heal a Plantar Fascia Tear? Recovery shoes for runners are proven to enhance your recovery and reduce fatigue.


It still hurt to walk but it was much better than even wearing my running shoes or carbon fiber racing shoes. The recovery slides were the only shoes I could walk in. I started wearing my recovery flip flops after I tore my plantar fascia in the summer of 2021. One game changer is my recovery sandals for running.

You know, key aspect isn’t the right term- game-changer is better. And one key aspect of recovery I’ve discovered is wearing recovery shoes. As a master’s runner and injury-prone runner, I need to recover as hard as a I train.
