Still tying your running shoes in strict accordance with Mr. Rogers' advice? Hold on, neighbor, the editors at Runner's World have a better idea, and it's called the Ian Knot. Here's how it's done:
1. Tie a starting knot holding the right lace between your right thumb and forefinger, and the left lace around your left thumb and forefinger. Try to hold the left lace taut.
2. Make one loop with the loose end behind, and one in front. Use your right middle finger to push the end of the right lace behind, and turn your left hand to swing its loop to the right.
3. Cross the two loops over each other. Use your left thumb to push its loose end to the right, as your right middle finger pushes its loose end to wind up inside the left loop.
4. This move requires each hand to use the two fingers inside its own loop to grab the other loop. Use your left thumb and forefinger, and your right thumb and middle finger.
5. Each hand releases its own loop and pulls the loose end of the opposite loop through its own. Don't pull the ends all the way through, as this would form a knot instead of a bow.
Confused? Watch this video from Runner's World:
Good video. More useful if from the perspective of the runner than from the front of the shoe.
The video should better be from the perspective of the shoe-tier, makes it 3x as hard to translate relative motions otherwise. Try
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxLeSQLDgdc
it’s in German but more clear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxLeSQLDgdc
is pretty good