This is a pretty ordinary-looking black leather training shoe - but the support and comfort are out of this world. I love shoes and never have fewer than a dozen pairs of sport, casual, Timberline boots, warm weather shoes, and dress shoes at any one time. I'm a news photographer with aches and pains of a man my age and these shoes have become irreplaceable. It's like they are normal in appearance and weight (not really heavy or really light), but the FEEL upon walking on a hard surface for several hours blew me away. I mean, you feel the difference immediately!  The physical comfort and endurance they give me - I'd have paid double the price and then some for what I get out of them -  are out of this world. I'm not a super hero or comic book guy but I drew one comparison that comes back to me every time I put them on and hit the bricks. If I were Peter Parker and climbing into my batman suit, with that armor plated torso top, tights etc. - I would fully expect the batman shoes to feel like these Work Training Shoes. You feel like you could walk across the hardest, most unforgiving surfaces for hours on end - and your feet would remain totally protected and free of pain. It's just this rarest combination of support, strength and softness where your feet hit the ground. My only concern is that they will become a bit too warm to wear on jobs this summer, in 80-90 degree heat, but I'll cross the bridge when I get to it.