I had the Doc Martens on all day and after a while even sitting around made my feet hurt. And several more people told me that they take a while to break in. In fact, only Carolyn thinks they’re pre-broken-in. So back to the Shoe Pavillion I went to buy a pair of athletic shoes. I thought I’d go cheap, but I ended up with a pair of $60 Adidas. But that’s still less than the $130 pair of Asics Gel Kayanos I wore out every 3 months.

I figure I’ll be able to break in the Doc Martens but it’ll take a while.