Don't trust anyone who says these shoes are not made for running, They are either not a real runner or too young to know what they are speaking of. These are classic New Balance shoes simply styled after the days when long distance running in the western world was at its apex The 70s-early 90s. The reason they may be marketed as "sneakers" is simple. Todays rage is minnimalist running which in plain terms is as close to bare foot as you can get. Having tried this after running extensively for over 30 years I can assure you this is for the most part a fad that will result in far more injuries that P.R.s. Companies will always try to market the newest rage as "the best" at least until the next rage comes along! Ask youreself if you owned New Balance and could market running shoes for 200 dollars would you rather hype that or 60 dollar shoes that aren't as high tech. It doesnt mean they don't work, just not as trendy. I examined this shoe thoroughly and there is no reason it could not be used to run up to several miles per day. If you run more than that and like classic styling I would bump up to a 990 but the price is much steeper. This shoe is modeled after the classic NB 770 The highest tech running shoe of the late 80s a shoe I owned ran thousands (yes thousands) of miles in including a 24 hour race. New Balance shoes were always famous for great comfort, padding and soles that wore out after a few hundred miles and needed shoe goo. But they always blew away Nike Brooks Asics in runnability. These should be no different. Would I run a marathon in them? No! would I run 3-6 miles in them Of Course! thats 30 plus years of running speaking. I'll put it up against any of these reviews. Thanks NB for making classic shoes again!