I have owned quite a few running shoes in my life, but these were the worst (especially considering the price). Support is poor at best. The mechanics of that shoes favor heel striking. Middle of the foot landing is horrendous: it feels like you are perpetually landing on storm drains. So shock absorption is bad. The outside of the soles indicated poor craftsmanship. Overall, I'd say I'd be better off running is dress shoes. Perhaps I got unlucky or perhaps this were knock off (still wondering about that: I had tried these a while at the running store, and none of the problems described came up). Returned shoes, would not recommend to anyone