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Mackall 45 Americana sneaker in blue suede, featuring a white zigzag logo, red heel patch, and tan rugged sole, displayed on a wooden surface.
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Mackall 45 - Americana

$189.00
$189.00
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Size: EU 40 / UK 6.5
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A pair of Mackall 45 Americana sneakers in blue with white and red accents displayed on a worn wooden surface.

Mackall 45 - Americana

$189.00
$189.00

Overall rating: 3.8235295 / 5 from 17 reviews.

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Review topics: ["feels","shoes","runners","trainers","look","blisters"].

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Terrible now but I have hope it will be good soon

"I bought the ballistic trainers last year at size 10 in mens and I think I remember it took some breaking in but do not remember any major pain. This one sliced up the back of my ankle around the achilles almost immediately when I took it for a spin. I really love your company and I am hoping to be able to exchange them for perhaps the 10 or the 11. I am not sure if the 10.5 is too big or too small but there is something wrong if I am bleeding on my achilles."

— Henok E. (1/5)

If rugged and luxury had a baby it'd be this shoe

"Feels like I'm wearing a 1950s catchers mitt around my feet, from the premium feeling leather to the ability to wear them with anything, these shoes are in a class of their own. So far these shoes have a 12 mile ruck complete and 425lb back squats. Absolutely gorgeous."

— Jason P. (5/5)

I am one of the unlucky-Not blister free for me.

"I love the look of these shoes. They are super rugged and awesome. I bought these because of the "zero blister comfort. " I walked around in them for a couple of days and then rolled out for my first ruck. I must be one of the unlucky ones because these shoes fragged by heels to the point where I had to get out of them. I used the merino wool socks too. Just bad luck for me I guess. I tried the heel lock lacing and that didn't work. Had to go and purchase an awl and make another hole and skip an existing one to make them work. Adding a picture for anyone else that might be having this problem."

— Joe T. (3/5)

Great quality - design causes blisters

"I really wanted these shoes to work. They are made really well and look awesome. I got them on a Thursday and wore them around the house over the weekend to kinda break them in. They were very comfortable so Monday I wore them on a 4 mile walk (with my new Rucker bag and 45lb plate). About 2 miles in I started getting some blisters on the back of my heels. I got home and sure enough new blisters. For reference, I wore the same socks I usually wear rucking, with good thickness with extra padding in the toe and heel. The next morning I wore my New Balance shoes that I was wearing before the 45s arrived. Same Rucker with 45lb weight, same 4 miles. No blisters but the soles of feet were sore, which didn’t happen with the 45s. Wednesday I decided to try the 45s again, this time with 2 pairs of socks, Rucker and 45lb on my back. The shoes were a little tighter but felt comfortable until about a mile in when the blistering started. I pushed through the remaining 3 miles and got home to find the heal of my socks and shoes bloody. I’m so disappointed. The 45s solve the plantar fasciitis pain I get in every other shoe I’ve tried but the heel is a real problem. The top of the shoe’s heel is too low and digs into the back of the heel instead of wrapping around the top of the foot. When I compared the 45s to my New Balance you can clearly see the NB heel is higher and wraps around the foot above the heel so you don’t get the rubbing. I included pictures to show the difference. Now the shoes have been worn and are bloody so I’m sure GoRuck won’t let me return them or trade them for a different model. I’m so disappointed. The build quality and the shoes sole are awesome, like the quality of high end boots and better than some expensive brands I’ve bought in the past. For $170, I’d buy every color if they adjust the design of the heel. I wore them to my son’s football game over the weekend and received several compliments and got lots of questions about them. I guess I’ll clean them up and keep them for wearing around the house but I won’t be Rucking in them. The quality is so good I’m going to look another GoRuck model, maybe the boots, and give them a try. And the Rucker…is awesome!!"

— JWSII (2/5)

Too narrow, too long, causes Achilles blisters.

"These shoes are way too narrow and they rub on the Achilles horribly. This might be because they seem to be a half size longer than the size they put on the label. So if you order them you should get half a size smaller but only order them if you have super narrow feet and hardly any Achilles tendon. Cannot recommend them even though they look very cool."

— And W. (1/5)

Look cool, but. . . .

"I love the look of the shoe, and it feels very comfy. However, and unfortunately after 1/8 of a mile I noticed/felt some rubbing on my achilles, from both feet. I eventually had to swap shoes after 1 mile (luckily just doing park laps and had Rough Runners) with a blister on each achilles. Maybe they were a little big as there was some room length wise but not much width wise. Maybe they weren't tight enough and it caused some slide. I typically use the ankle lock holes on shoes but these don't have them. I guess I just have a really cool looking pair of nice shoes to wear for a casual night out."

— Kevin B. (2/5)

Feels great. Looks good!

"Feels great! I put over 4 miles on my new Mackall 45s and the size was right. Great support and it s bad look, too!"

— BRIAN S. (5/5)

Great look and performance

"Very well made, did a sandbag workout and a ruck in them and they performed great! Very comfortable, yet supportive and durable and they look great!"

— James J. (5/5)

Love my Mackall 45s

"Love these shoes! Just wearing them brings me back to when I was a Csmp Mackall - when n I was assigned to Ft Bragg invite late 1980s."

— Stephen G. (5/5)

Mackall 45s

"Love them for all day wear."

— Reginald J. (5/5)

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