Now let me explain a couple of things here first: 1, I do not run unless I am being chased 2: I am not an avid exercise feind 3: These shoes are my work shoes and i am a nurse therefor I do not have any heavy duty usage out of these. I only asked for a couple of things i don't want them to feel like bricks on my feet and I want to be able to wear them for 8 hours without having my knees or feet feeling like I did a marathon (refer back to 1st comment). These are cheap (I like that) and they are easy on the feet. I usually don't change shoes very often so I like to have a pair I can depend on. These are very very good for the price, only complaint is no color at all, I mean none. White and grey, was the designer color blind?