I bought two pairs of these over a year ago because I traditionally love the Ravenna shoe line and they among all running shows.  This is the brand recommended to me at the specialty running shoe store.

And sure enough, they fit comfortably right out of the box and added a lot of spring to my step.  "Buy two while they're on sale" I thought, and I did just that.

But I've discovered two things about these shoes, as compared to my old Ravenna 3's (which are a bit beat up but I still wore sometimes).

First, the sole does not grip wet pavement like the Ravenna 3's.  When it rains and I tried to run with these, I felt the pavement trying to slip out from under me at times.  That did not happen with the Ravenna 3's.

And second, and much worse, these never fully break in!  The toes are still tight and they never get comfortable.  I'ts like the front of the shows are too narrow and do not loosen with use at all.  Recently I made the mistake of wearing a normal white gym sock (rather then my usual thin dress-type socks) and I have this pressure/friction swelling injury behind my right toenail, and it's been there slowly going away for a month.  I can't wear my Ravenna 8's any more.  I'm wearing my old Ravenna 3's and looking to buy another better preserved pair on auction sites.

What a disappointment.

Edit:  What I thought was an injury is actually a full blown minor infection that I'm taking antibiotics for.  Partially my fault for not getting seen sooner, but the bottom line is I put my trust in a "make and model" of shoe only to have it seem to fit perfect when I try it on and then end up hurting me due to a design tweak I could not detect.

Edit: One month or so later...had to have entire toenail removed to drain infection, but I have healed and can walk normally now sans toenail.  I even tried (out of morbid curiosity) to see if I could wear these shoes again.  I can, with thin socks.  So maybe I was a bit to critical of these shoes.  But the take-home lesson is that if there is any pressure anywhere while wearing a shoe, switch to a better shoe for you sooner than later.  My mistake was wearing a sock that was too thick.  Lesson learned.