As a service member I am required to run and am always nursing shin splints or sore feet.  When my wife and I decided to train for a marathon run we did the research and found running shoes that we could afford and would help us on our quest.  After running in these shoes for four months I can say they are worth every penny, I no longer have shin splints and my sore feet are more from being in boots all day.  The only problem I have had is the side around the ankle is a little too high and occasionally I will get a burse on my outside ankle bone, it usually happens when I do endurance runs and I do more movement in a course verses steady running.