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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on November 12, 2012 at 3:53pm

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 11

Permalink Reply by Tim on March 8, 2013 at 1:51am

I currently alternate between 2 pairs as I'm doing quite a bit of mileage at the moment: ASICS GT 2170 and New Balance M860SB2. Like both of them although I find the 2170s have more cushioning. Don't know about ALTRA zero drop shoes though...

Permalink Reply by Chuck Knight on March 8, 2013 at 2:00am

I admit I'm a rank amateur, but I am making significant gains.

 

For the last year I've been using minimal shoes, ranging from "aqua socks" to test the concept, to some of the toe shoes.  My latest pair is the Fila Skeletoes 2.0 model.  Remarkably comfortable, and they let me add about 20% to my distance without significant difficulty.  Of course, they encourage a forefoot strike.

 

Traditional running shoes do not work very well for me.

Permalink Reply by Joshua on March 24, 2013 at 4:13pm

I just bought my first pair of running shoes (excluding some trail shoes I bought a couple years back with no intent of trail running in them), some basic Reebok shoes.  They only had a couple styles of running shoes in my size when we went to buy some.  Rather than wait and order online (no guarantee of significantly better selection, and I knew that if I didn't start doing some running ASAP, my motivation would likely falter), I went with those.  They're doing fine.  When they wear out, I'll probably put in a bit more time and research (and, possibly, cash) into upgrading to a nicer shoe.