Tell me about your running shoes

Hands down my favorite shoes are Asics. My oldest running shoes are Saucony though. I may have to retire them because they are actually men's shoes and there are holes in the mesh so you can see my big toes!

It really is worth going to a running shop, they will put you on a treadmill and look at your running gait and suggest the best running shoe for you, you don't want any injuries. I love brooks or mizuno. Good luck with the running x

agreed with this 100%.

Brand won't matter, OP.. if the shoe doesn't fit for you.

If you don't know these words and which ones apply to you, then you need to go to a running store. Not Footlocker, Champs, etc, but an actual running store.

Do you pronate, over pronate, or supinate?
Flat, neutral or high arch?
Heel, mid-foot, or fore-foot strike?

The wrong shoes can make running unbearably painful.

Asics for road, track and treadmill.
New Balance for trail.

Hands down my favorite shoes are Asics. My oldest running shoes are Saucony though. I may have to retire them because they are actually men's shoes and there are holes in the mesh so you can see my big toes!

i save my old running shoes for mud races since most have the option for you to donate them when you're done anyway. i currently have 3 pair that i need to get rid of so i guess that means i need to do at least 3 mud races this year

Everybody's feet and running are different, so one person's favorite might be someone else's nightmare.

I agree, get fitted at a good running store.

I didn't realize WHY my feet/legs always hurt with cushiony running shoes (I tried Saucony and Asics; small local running stores- no gait analysis) until I went to a proper store and had all the fancy stuff done.

Basically I pronate, need a certain type of shoe, and needed insole, too. The second I put the "ones" on, I KNEW they were the right fit But had the treadmill video and tried them out running around the outside of the store to make sure!

Get fitted. And by a pro, not just the high school girl working the register.

I have New Balance (don't even know the "model" name) and they're incredible. Originally bought Nike's at the employee's recommendation (because they worked for her) and the arch of my foot hurt SO bad by the middle of a run. I went back and saw the store owner (it's a locally owned store, run by a big time runner) and he told me while Nikes are great, they don't suit everyone. He put the NB on me, and I knew it was perfect. I walked around the store, ran on a treadmill, then went outside and jogged in place on the pavement. Bingo. Shoes for me.

It really is worth going to a running shop, they will put you on a treadmill and look at your running gait and suggest the best running shoe for you, you don't want any injuries. I love brooks or mizuno. Good luck with the running x

I agree with going to a store where they watch you run. I had been to another store where they had just watched me walk and fitted me with a shoe for over-pronation which caused blisters on the inside of my foot, so I took them back and went to a real running store where they watched me run and found that while I overpronate when I walk, I do not when I run. So, they fitted me with a neutral shoe that feels amazing! The other benefit is that I was able to provide preferences for color, weight, etc. and try on a variety of shoes side-by-side to pick the ones I liked best. My Asics GEL Cumulus 15's cost about $15 more than if I'd ordered on Amazon, but it was well worth the diference, as without the expertise, I wouldn't have known which shoes or which size to order.