These are by far the best shoes for walking I've ever owned. I just bought my second pair. My first pair did not wear out but I keep them in my gym bag for the Y. I want the souls to stay clean. They fit well. I can walk and do the treadmill for miles with no little aches anywhere. I broke my ankle a year ago and sprained the other one last summer so that is saying something. Buy them. You can't go wrong.