As mentioned in my race report from Ironman Chattanooga, my feet were very sore for days afterwards.  A couple of weeks later, and they still don’t feel great. So yesterday, I bought myself some recovery sandals.

During our trip to downtown Denver, my wife and I visited the flagship REI store.  What an amazing store.  It is a huge, converted old warehouse, and it contains pretty much everything that REI sells. 

While wandering the store, I came across an area that focused of recovery tools.  It had things like foam rollers, massaging tools and compression socks.  It also had a selection of recovery sandals.  I have considered buying a pair of these for some time, but have never pulled the trigger.

I tried on a pair of Oofos sandals and they felt so comfortable, I immediately made the decision to buy them.  I had a $20 REI bonus card that was about to expire, so that was part of the decision too.

I don’t believe that walking around our vacation accommodation in bare feet, has helped my feet recover well. So now I will be wearing my recovery sandals, anytime we are not outside.  Hopefully they will make a difference.