I hate that I hate these shoes. They look super cute, fit very well, feel very cushiony (at first) but unfortunately they cause me a lot of pain. I bought these for running after my sister recommended I try Asics. Over the last 2 years I've bought 5 pairs of running shoes and all of them cause different kinds of pain. These ones give me the worst pain in the ball of my foot, which then stretches into my toes, which then go numb - and all of this happened on a two mile walk. I didn't even begin running yet. Maybe it's my feet but I'm disappointed that I have yet another pair of shoes that I can only wear for exercises that require me to stand in place because even on the elliptical they are useless after about 15 minutes.