I realize that oftentimes men differ in their shoe shopping experiences. My husband, for example, will find a pair of shoes he likes and then will buy them forever. As soon as one pair wears out, he's out looking for the identical shoe. Such is the case of this ECCO Track II. I think this is his third pair. I will say, that the second pair "quit" unexpectedly when an entire chunk fell off the sole, not sure how or why, but he's willing to give pair #3 a fair shot, hoping that was an anomaly.