We’re shoe nerds. There, I’ve said it. Once you’ve been running for a few years, or sometimes even just a few weeks if you get bitten quickly by that bug, we all become pretty nerdy about our shoes. Over time, we figure out what does and doesn’t work, and – mostly through trial and error – we hone in on the technologies in shoe design that will make our running happier and better.
Without wanting to state the bleeding obvious, there are an almost limitless number of shoes out there. You can vaguely find the right ones for you by sorting out trail from road, support from neutral, cushioned from firm – and then by zeroing in on the two most important things of all: looks and feel.