I'm new to running and I have been reading about shows for speed, long distances, support..... and all the other good stuff. I went from Nike to Brooks and I bought 2 types of Brooks 1 of them was this one. It looked great and I received a lot of compliments for it. One most important piece that these shoes did not perform well is staying tight during my runs. Thank God I tired them before my race as I was breaking them in. The laces will come off in the middle of my run multiple times no matter how I tie them. I'm going to try different laces and see if that fix the issue. Other than this, the shoes are great fit (maybe too wide) but they did well in my 12 miles and 3 miles runs.