I have been wearing ASICS for 9 years. I use to stand by this brand and highly recommended this show to those who are runners, like me. This is the first pair that I have been disappointed with. They started to rip about 2 months into wearing them. I should also add that I wore these inside of a gym. You can imagine how shocked I was to see the shoe falling apart. The threading was coming apart, and the fabric started to rub out, leaving it fuzzy looking. My fianc would make fun of me for not throwing away my old pairs of ASICS because even though I would retire them from running outdoors, they were still comfortable enough to wear to the gym, or around the house. The cumulus 19s hurt my feet! I did an easy, 6 mile hike, and towards the end of the hike, I was in tears. I had the worst ankle pain, and also pain on the top of my foot. Ive never experienced foot pain with any of the previous ASICS that I have purchased. I have to wonder if these are even legit, but then again, I have read so many comments about how the quality has diminished. Someone once told me that the ASICS cumulus shoe was the Cadillac of running shoes because of how it made their feet feel. The newest model make my feet hurt and are horrible.