These are, great running shoes. I had a pair back in high school that were by Nike (I believe they were Hurraches...?) that were nice, but the heel collapse as I was running and completely jacked up my foot for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks, I bought these and was very surprised. It took a bit to get used to the new shoe, but once I did, I was back on the track. I have had these for nearly 1 and 1/2 years! They are starting to breakdown a bit, so I tried some Mizuno running shoes that were supposed to be 'neutral' for my arch, but they weren't and it hurt terribly. So I switched back to these old shoes and am still truckin'. Now all there is to do is to find a merchant that sells this exact pair in my size for a reasonable price. Love these shoes.