Mojo Pin, the point I was making was the researchers claimed all the fitness gains were from only the intense work. I was showing by my own example that warmup/cooldown distance(which the researchers excluded) could add up to a considerable amount of aerobic work. Also, the interval day I used for myself was not every day. Two times a week while peaking for a racing season with distance work the other days.
Everyone else, as far as shoes getting wet, I’ve never had problems though an increased risk of blisters is usually what I’ve seen.
My preferred drying method was as Judith Prietht did with newspaper only for 1 hour, remove paper and prop shoes in front of a portable fan(NOT heater-damages the adhesives) and they were dry by morning.