Reef knot? Nonsense. The Ian (also known as the Fieggen), all the way.

If Runner’s World overwhelms you, the simple animated gif at Animated Knots should clarify everything.

putthison:

We’re getting a good response from the Shoe Tying Rudiment segment of Episode 2, so I thought it’d be good to link to the source, which includes a more detailed set of instructions in a video from Runner’s World.

Pay special attention to the narrator’s stuffed-up nose and the appropriate use of the BOIOIOING sound effect to illustrate the inefficiency of the granny knot:

Video: Tie Your Shoes More Effeciently

via lowindustrial

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   what? who knew i’d been doing it wrong all these years?

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   For the runners out there,...your shoes more efficiently. I tried the Reef Knot this...

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    how bout if i tie them like this:

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    This has seriously changed my life.

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    See Ian’s Shoelace Site for more lace arrangements

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    I can solve three different rubik’s cubes, but it still takes me a few tries to get this right. It has changed my life....

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    Reef knot? Nonsense. The Ian (also known as...World overwhelms you,

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    I’ve been tying my laces wrong for how long?!?!?!

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