anyone own a pair of Brooks running shoes?

I have used Brooks Beast shoes before and have nothing but good things to say about them. I am a heavier runner and I pronate badly. These shoes are da bomb!

I have plantar fascitis too! It is so painful!!!! Although mine is much better now, my feet still hurt after walking a long way. I have a friend who recommended Brooks - but I have not gone to try them on or anything yet. I don't really want to pay nearly $100 for a pair of shoes either! But I will be doing a lot of walking in June, so I have been seriously considering it! I will be intersested to see other opinions!

I LOVE my Brooks!! I've run in Asicis and Adidas and liked them at the time. But once I tried Brooks, I will never run in anything elsee. Mine were 100+, but worth every penny!

My son is a cross country runner and has worn only Brooks Adrenalin for 7 years now. He has gone through quite a few pairs but puts ALOT of miles on each one!

I ended up with some injuries and got put in Brooks, which really helped. The key is to get the right shoe that is comfortable regardless of the brand. My husband wears Asics, other friends have other shoes, it all depends on what we need and fits right. For the first shoe check and see if they have a return policy, the store I worked with does although it's not really advertised. They took back one pair after I'd put almost 200 miles on it, and I started having problems. It took 3 shoes before I got the Brooks, which seem to do the best for me. For that type of service $100 was cheep. Now that I know what will work on me, I have no problem buying on-line. But, if I end up with any problems I'll go back to them.

What works for me, may or may not work for you. Go to a running store and get your gait analyzed. It made all the difference in the world with the correct type and size. He had me into a size larger than I measured. Apparently your feet swell with exercise and you need a size larger. Once you know what type of running shoe you need, you can buy them anywhere.

I also have a problem with pronation, so I went to my local running store to get expert advice. They had me run in the shoes I was training with, then compared how my run looked in all kind sof other brands. There were other options that seemed to correct the pronation, but I found the Brook's the most comfortable and don't buy anything else. Now that I know what brand/type to get I scour for good prices, but they're totally worth $110 for all the knee and ankle pain the save me from. I think its really worthwhile to go to a knowledgeable source the first time you buy proper shoes.