Not an expert by any means but unless it was a drastic change I’d guess it wasn’t the shoes. At least not the primary cause, it could just be a coincidence. In any case that is so annoying, to happen to so close to the event too. Def the right way to respond though, lots would be tempted to push through and finish the race but you’ll be back way quicker if you take the steps needed right away. Like you said, you’ve done all the hard part - plenty more races to be had…
Not an expert by any means but unless it was a drastic change I’d guess it wasn’t the shoes. At least not the primary cause, it could just be a coincidence. In any case that is so annoying, to happen to so close to the event too. Def the right way to respond though, lots would be tempted to push through and finish the race but you’ll be back way quicker if you take the steps needed right away. Like you said, you’ve done all the hard part - plenty more races to be had…