Might just be me but I was trying to find full leather shoes because of job hazards and these were excruciating to walk in. I tried for some time, however, to see if they would break in and by the end I just threw them away because after only a couple of weeks they looked abhorrent. And in a worn down kind of way. I usually keep my saucony's for a year or more before replacing them but these just couldn't handle it.