- Sandals fit for a Roman Emperor
Sandals always brings three things to mind to me. First, the Romans – OK, in fairness the Greeks and others probably wore sandals first, but it was the Romans who brought the flat shoes with them everywhere they went. This did prove that the sandal wasn’t just for being laid back, because after all, any army or general that can conquer the world while wearing them must be pretty tough. But the next thought that comes to mind are hippies. Maybe hippies go barefoot, but I get a whole summer of love vibe when I see sandals, and the problem there is that it doesn’t evoke sport and competition. Finally, Peppermint Patty comes to mind when I think of sandals – and while Patty might have been a cool Tomboy she was kind of annoying.
So the question is what to wear following a long run or bike race when you just have to get out of the shoes? Barefoot is clearly too much like the aforementioned hippie thing, and there aren’t many places a germphobe like me will want to walk sans shoes. So when I go sans shoes I can go for sandals. The Montrail Molokai Flip feature a textured thermo-moldable PRFRM footbed that should be like walking on a cloud, but because it is made of 100 percent hydrophobic synthetic upper material it will still keep your feet cool and dry.
As the Molokai is made up of up to 30 percent recycled rubber hippies should like it too. We like these because at $55.00 they’re affordable and fairly stylish, but mostly they’ll just feel good after a long race. Imagine what Caesar could have done if he had these sandals?