Years ago, my mom got me a new pair of running shoe based on a Consumer Reports article that said the least expensive shoe they tested turned out to be the one that scored the higest.  The shoes were Saucony Jazz running shoes, and they were the best shoes I had run in up until that time.  Since then I've had Nikes and New Balance, but the Jazz were still the best I had ever worn.  I got these after daily runs over gravel roads on a FOB in Iraq had completely destroyed the Nikes I had been wearing in a relatively short time, and I was curious to see how the Jazz had stood the test of time.  They're still better than anything else on the market that I've tried.  The knee and back pains I'd been having after running are gone now, and the fit is much better as Nikes tend to run very narrow and I have a wide foot.  After a month of heavy running they are holding up far better than the Nikes and I would highly recommend them to any daily non-competitive runner.  A great shoe that has withstood the test of time.