I bought the tan version in the store, (on sale it was the same price as on Amazon) and I've slowly fallen in love with them...enough to come here and buy them in black. It's sole is cushy and comfortable, easy to run around in. Breaking these shoes in was terrible, I got some pretty bad blisters the first day. After wearing with socks/tights exclusively for about 1 week I've broken them in enough that they feel AMAZING.