Running Shoes Advice Needed

i personally like Ryka's or New Balance. find a shoe that fits your foot, and is comfortable. sometimes cheapest isn't always the best.

Depends on what kind of runner you are... do you need cushion or stability... do you overpronate or are you neutral... high arches etc. I need stability with control for mild overpronation and have high arches. I just got the Nike LunarGlide 2's and I LOVE them. Try Nike.com and take their quiz, or look some up at fitnessmag.com

i personally like Ryka's or New Balance. find a shoe that fits your foot, and is comfortable. sometimes cheapest isn't always the best.

Agreed. I cringe at spending a ton on anything cause I'm a single mom. BUT, I do have a pair of Ryka's and I can tell you they are very much worth it. Run great and are very comfy for me.

I have heard that KSwiss Tubes are great. They are $75, but if you have a ****'s Sporting Goods store locally, they're on sale for $65 for the rest of today I would have gotten some for that price, but I have a new pair of New Balance which I do like.

Yes, get fitted. And, don't be surprised if in 6months to a year the shoes that work for you now don't work anymore. You're gait will change as you get stronger and lose weight. I made the mistake of not going back to the store when I started to hurt and ended up with hip, knee and ankle problems. But, the running store worked with me and sent me home with 3 different pairs until we found the one that allowed everything to heal, at no additional cost even though I ran in them, and one pair I used for over 50 miles before they took them back! Once you have shoes that work for you and your body is happy with, then you can buy replacements on-line cheap.

I am a high school runner, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track

I preferred Saucony

why because they're very light and at the same time comfortable while running. originally the normal ones aren't that great, i purchased the moderate running shoes. I really love the new Omni series they have, latest one is Omni 9. I have Progrid Omni 6 and they're just fabulous shoes, put more than 500 miles of running on them.

I did try Asics, Brooks, Muzino, Nike, New Balance as well

New Balance has no comfort, it has no cushion. Nike is just average, bit of both but slightly heavy.
Brooks, Asics and Muzinos are slightly heavy I think Muzino's have more cushion but with more weight which is not necessary.
Asics are better when you run on track but away from track they can be hard sometimes, good shoes.
Same with Brooks, heavy and should have smaller size because bigger the shoe more they will interfere with leg, meaning you can sometimes kick your other leg by accident.

Saucony is the lightest
Saucony and Asics are more comfortable
Muzino and Brooks are good shoes but too heavy
New Balance and Nike are ok but wouldn't buy those

These are just my opinion, you should go to TrySports in your city. They will video tape you while running and recommend you the best shoes for your feet which will definitely satisfy your leg, back etc.

I love my Asics gel Kayanos, but cheap they are not.