KURU Footwear Reviews

Hello fellow foot pain sufferers!

I’m a 54 year old male, 5’9” and weigh in at about 210 pounds. I have a neutral gate with very slight pronation. My shoes wear mostly in the middle heel and middle of forefoot. I was walking for health about 3-5 miles a day (at a 15 minute mile pace) on mostly flat paved community paths and mixed in some uphill inclines from time to time to get my heart rate up. I normally wore New Balance 420’s. After about 4 months my feet hurt. I started feeling a burning pain on the medial side of my left heel But below my Achilles Tendon. I began to stretch my calf’s and my plantar fascia although it didn’t feel like that pain on the bottom of the heel typically associated with plantar fasciitis. I stopped walking and went to an orthopedic MD. My foot structure was ok and he gave me pain killers/ anti-inflammatories. Didn’t help. I bought OTC insoles, minimalist shoes, pads, nothing helped that much. I went back to the Dr. and he did a ultrasound and said I had developed plantar fasciitis. More meds and they didn’t help. Pain began to feel like typical plantar fasciitis. I bought and started wearing crocs in the house and also added Heelthatpain heel cups and that began to help. I started internet browsing and stumbled upon Kuru’s. I’m a cheap SOB but I decided to drop the coin on the Atom style. I started wearing them but wore them to much as they were uncomfortable at first. I lessened the wear time and they began to mold to my feet and pain seems to have been reduced by 80%. Yay! Although I am not walking the miles I was walking before, these shoes feel ok and are holding up. Craftsman ship seems ok. They fit to size or a sliver big but I would order the size of whatever sneaker you are currently wearing. I am ordering another pair tonight. Why not 5 Stars you ask? If I tie them tight which feels best. The plastic near the big toe puts too much pressure and becomes uncomfortable.