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The Slickest Runners Are All Chopped Now

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“Performance sneakers” used to mean something. Namely, that you could perform feats of athleticism while wearing them: running, leaping, etc. But this line of thinking feels antiquated lately. It’s no longer hip to be square; it’s no longer cool to be securely fastened. Take the sneaker-mule, one fully Frankensteinian style befitting this very wackadoodle era of footwear. The style — an athletic shoe, sans heel — first bubbled up in the post-pandemic era, when it felt like everyone, and everythi

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