Overall this seems to be a good shoe. I would reccomend it to a friend.

I would consider it more of a track shoe though. It has a kleat-ridged type bottom and spots for spikes. It looks more like a tar track shoe than a cross country shoe. I bought them to run 5Ks around our perimeter which is gravel, powdery/grainy dirt, and rocks. Wouldn't reccomend them for that type of terrain. Soft dirt and grass paths would probably be okay.

It is slightly smaller than true to size. For example, I ordered a 7.5 which I normally wear in tennis shoes and my toes were pushing the front of the shoe. My feet are pretty wide and the width fit very nicely. Sometimes I have to buy an 8 just to compensate for my width but this shoe was snug, not tight though, so it was good.

Looks wise it a very cute shoe. I got many compliments from girl friends.

The arch inside the shoe is there but not extreme. It came with pink and black laces so you could change them out. That was neat.

Hope this helps you.