these are great race shoes... but if you decide you want to use them for more because they feel so great on your feet, they work for everything. From weight training to walking 18 miles a day! I would recommend them to anyone who is active and when they come out with the next color combo I am in! Besides me praising them, I normally get shin splint and have insoles but after my first race with these I didn't get ss, so I started running in them and my legs have never be happier... these are a great shoe and I think brooks is coming back