It turns out the knot I have been using my whole life is a Granny Knot which loosens when stressed while a Reef Knot actually tightens. Apparently I'm not alone with this common mistake in kindergarten knowledge. The pictures I got of Runner's World show how you know you're doing it wrong.
Wrong Right
I have always noticed that my tie was parallel to my foot and found it a little annoying, but I assumed I was somehow twisting something and it wasn't worth bothering to investigate. That is actually why I read the article in the first place. Finally! The solution to my persistent shoelace problem that haunts me every time I tie my shoe (okay so maybe it is for only 10 seconds).
Check out the Runner's World article. I think the video does a better job of explaining it if you discover your parents lied to you too and you want to learn the right way.
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Now now now!!! I didn't lie. I did the best I could with what I had and maybe my daughter just didn't learn so well. She was awfully stubborn. My laces don't turn sideways, but they are awfully long loops maybe that's why. I'll have to check it out.
Funny thing is I tie my right shoe correctly but not my left. Must have something to do with right vs left handedness.
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