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The Best Shoes for Walking on Concrete All Day

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Frank Trejo

Standing or walking for lengthy periods can be rough on your feet, but when you're doing it on concrete from sunrise to sunset and beyond, your feet need some extra help from your footwear. That's why it's worth it to pick the right shoe.

Frank Trejo is a longtime journalist and writer, having reported on topics ranging from immigration to crime news and features. His career has primarily been in newspapers, including 22 years at "The Dallas Morning News." Trejo also served as content developer for the University of Texas at Austin's U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project (now VOCES Oral History Project).