MY WIFE AND I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED RUNNING AND HIKING WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO. I WAS RUNNING WITH PLAIN JANE SNEAKERS AND IT WAS KILLING MY FEET AND LEGS. I SEARCHED EVERY WHERE FOR THE RIGHT RUNNING SHOE FROM PRICE RANGES OF $35-200.00. I KEPT COMING ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL THE SHOES WERE NOT WIDE ENOUGH FOR MY FEET. I FOUND THESE SHOES AT A BOX STORE (SORRY AMAZON) AND I LOVE THEM. THE SHOE ITSELF FITS SNUG, BUT THE FABRIC STRETCHES OUT SO IT DOESNT DIG INTO THE SIDE OF MY FEET PLUS THE SHOE IS VERY BREATHABLE AND KEEPS MY FEET NICE AND COOL. THE SOLE OF THE SHOE IS NARROW, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, BUT IT WASNT. AS YOU RUN THE BOTTOM FLATENS OUT AND ABSORBS THE IMPACT.