I had previously posted a very favorable review after a couple of 11 mile runs.  Now that I had a chance to put more mileage on these, I have to retract some of it.

It's not like this is a bad shoe, but it's just not for everyone.  It is a very comfortable, fast shoe that encourages a proper mid-foot landing.  But Runner's World magazine reviews it as a "training shoe" and at first I thought they were crazy, but they may be right.  Because after several longer runs (8+ miles) I started to feel a stress fracture in a metatarsal in my right foot.

If it sounds crazy that I could feel this, rest assured I felt it before when I broke a bone in the same foot last summer while running in Vibram Five Fingers.  So I backed off this time, iced and compressed the foot for a week until symptom free.  Then I put on the Go Runs again and within 10 steps felt the pressure again. Went back to a traditional shoe and the problem went away.  Immediately.

The problem, in my view, is the middle of the sole that jams upward and flexes your foot with every stride.  Rack up the mileage and this stress takes its toll.  I went back to a traditional running shoe and immediately felt relief.  Returned my Skechers to the store for a full refund.  They were curious and asked a lot of questions, but cheerfully refunded my dough.

So, bottom line, I would use these shoes as a tool but I say take it easy on the mileage.  To my 48 year old body, they're good for about 5 miles before you start to take a beating.  Otherwise, there's a lot to like about these things, so I give them 5 stars for comfort and speed but if I can't rack up miles in them, I don't want them.