If you've participated in any prolonged athletic activity, you're undoubtedly too familiar with heel blisters and jacking up your toes in the front of your sneakers. It turns out that the solution to ...

I worked in a shoe outlet store eons ago. The heel lock lace-tying method is an industry standard when a shoe fits almost perfectly but the heel area is just a little too loose for the wearer’s liking ...

What are the extra lace holes on running shoes for? We’re here to unravel the mystery and teach you how to tie a heel lock to secure your feet and ankles on the trail.

What are the extra lace holes on running shoes for? We’re here to unravel the mystery and teach you how to tie a heel lock to secure your feet and ankles on the trail. Prosecutors placed on leave ...

The extra eyelet at the top of running sneakers has puzzled us for years — what is it for?! Turns out that extra hole helps runners tie their shoes extra tight with a "lace lock" or "heel lock" method ...

Have you ever wondered what those mysterious extra shoelace holes on the top of your running shoes were for? Well, if you're like us (bows head down in embarrassment) then the answer is yes. But as of ...

We have all been living a shoe lace lie. Years of blisters could have been prevented if only we'd known of this hack earlier. Introducing the 'heel lock', the genius use for that extra set of shoelace ...

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