I don't want to get into the whole Saucony vs. Brooks debate, but as a test I bought a pair of these with a pair of Brooks running shoes. Every time I went to the gym or went for a run, I alternated between the Brooks and these Saucony's. These are a great looking shoe and feel good but developed a broken "heel-tab" after about 200 miles of walking/running. The Brooks are coming up on probably 2,000+ miles and still going strong. 200 miles is nothing for a shoe like this, so I was relatively disappointed.