running shoes

Nike, nike, NIKE! It's the best.

I love my Asics ones, Nikes are great too! I would recommend going to a running clinic, find out what type of shoe you need. It depends on how your foot his the ground, then get some examples and buy them somewhere else, like online, it's usually much cheaper!

i like going to famous footware with coupons... you could also try Kohl's they always have shoes on sale.. coupons can be your best friend.. also maybe find a pair you like and see if you can find them online cheaper..

I got some Nike's for $65 that I used for first time yesterday at gym. LOVED them. It supported every aspect of my foot perfectly. I also got some Reeboks at the same time b/c of bogo50% offer. I was able to get them for $25. I haven't worn them out yet. You can still get nice shoes for less than $100! I got two pairs for $98!

You need to go get fitted to see what type of shoe will fit best, but for me, I have very narrow small feet, and I wear New Balance or Asics.

There are a couple of directions you can take that might be good.

You can go to a Local Running Store (LRS) and get fitted for a pair of shoes. The LRS here has a gait analysis set up with a treadmill and video. You'll probably end up in a pair of Brooks from there. Pay full price the first time, then look for them at discount when you're ready for another pair.

The other option is to go minimal. Vibram KSO or Bikila are the ones I would consider to be the best minimal shoes to start out with. After that, you can specialize with NB Minimus, Merrell Trail Gloves, and what have you.

My first shoes were asics. I had pronated ankles and I really liked them. I bought the same pair for my second shoes and after a run I didnt like them anymore. Not because they were good shoes but because I didnt have pronated ankles anymore and needed a different shoe. I got mizunos and love them. My point is go to a place that will fit you properly and give you an assesment. Most places will let you return them if you dont like and try something new. I went to the running room and really learned alot.

I have wide flat feet. I researched and tried alot of brands. I found Brooks and New Balance being my 2 favorites.

I only run in Brooks. I got fitted for the size and style at a running store, then I come home and shop around for the best price!

i have a neutral foot but even so i brought home 6 different pairs of shoes to do a workout in before settling on adidas climate cool, they are perfect for me....but they might not work for someone else. shoes are very individual and you have to get the ones that fit your foot and your type of running.

I am gonna need new shoes again. sigh. I hate spending more than like 10 dollars on a pair of shoes and running shoes are always about 100 dollars. what is everyone's favorite brand/pair of running shoes?

I hate Nike shoes. I really want to love them because I have an iPod I use with the Nike+ fitness thingy, which goes in the Nike shoes. But I bought a sensor holder to put on my shoestrings and it works just fine, every run.

Nikes rub the back of my feet completely raw, blistered and bleeding. No joke. They also, even their wides the toe box is very narrow for my feet.

New balance are the best shoes I like, my hubby owns the minimums, he loves them. I own the New balance 630 running shoes, which are "lightweight shoes". They run $70 and new balance.com is having a sale right now, use the coupon code "welcome " and get $20 off.

http://www.shopnewbalance.com/women/shoes/running/training/W630SG1. These are my shoes.

My point in in all this, is your feet are different than everyone else's, and you need to find shoes that fit your feet. The best way is to go have your feet fit, but if you can't afford that, zappos offers a return policy with free shipping both ways. You can even wear the shoes in your house all day long and still return them. They actually specifically told me to wear them all day in the house only. Not outside, not on a treadmill, not on any other machine. If at the end of the day your feet feel good, no rubbing, no blisters, you're good to go.

Local running store is the best but they are expensive. www.runningwarehouse.com is my personal favorite - they have online gait analysis where you can upload a video of you running, they have a shoe selector, and they are always the cheapest with no taxes and free 2 day shipping and returns. There are also always coupons floating around online for them. Right now they have shoes for 50% off and if you enter code FB15D for anything that's on sale already, you get another 15% off. Google other codes too.

And no I don't work for this store, my boyfriend's a marathon runner who likes to have the best stuff but not spend too much on it and it's the site he uses and I've recently started using it too although I'm mega cheap. My running shoes were from there, they are rated best of 2011 on runner's world for overall training shoe and they cost me $55. Not too shabby.

Two more things.

One, please drop a good amount of money. If you find shoes that are less than $50 chances are they're not worth it.just think of it like this, the money you will save in going to the MD to diagnose your knee, ankle, back and leg pains as the wrong kind of shoes will be worth it.

Secondly, if you go for something minimal, like vibrams, or the Adidas or puma toe shoes, please please, break them in slowly. The minimal barefoot running shoes are a completely different way of running that shoes that have like a quarter inch or more drop to them. My minimal lightweight shoes have Under a quarter inch drop but my hubby's has a zero drop and his calves hurt at first because he didn't break them in. Like they hurt so badly that he had to stop running for a while. And the pair of vibrams I owned were killer on my calves too, even breaking them in half mile at a time.

I only run in Brooks. I got fitted for the size and style at a running store, then I come home and shop around for the best price!

Ok - I understand this. And I have done it before too. But, I feel really strongly that if possible you should patronize your local running store..... support the local businesses in your community - especially when they provide such a great service (analyzing your gait and providing expert recommendations!!!) !!!!

I do shop there too. I buy my socks, a lot of clothes and other accessories. The only reason I didn't get the shoes there this time was they only had this awful neon color in that shoe.

WOW I love all the helpful feedback. it just seems there are HUNDREDS of options. I have been to a really great running place in phoenix to be fitted and that is where I got my current pair. And I did think they were pretty great. But then I attended a lecture on campus and it turns out that most of these places sell shoes with really big heel-toe drops which are bad for your joints and posture in the long term. so now i'm skeptical. and far away from phoenix. and in medical school and broke.

I agree you really should get fitted. I was wearing Sauconys that I loved but after running in them several months I started getting shin splints and a friend told me to get fitted. Turned out I have over-pronation and after trying several pairs I got great inserts and a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS and yes they were around $100 but when it came time to get another pair I knew I wanted the exact same shoe so I went online and got a pair for $60!

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I wish I loved my shoes enough to do that!

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