It’s important to note that at the end of the , the best shoe for YOU will depend on your feet. So while I can give my feedback on the shoes I’ve tried, I can’t necessarily say they will be the best fit for you, or that they won’t! Several factors will determine what brand, style and fit will be best and the only way to determine that is to try them on, and preferably, test them for yourself.
Here is a tip if you aren’t able to make it to a store for them to check your running style: Take a look at your most worn pair of shoes and see where there’s the most wear and tear. If the inside edges of your shoes are most worn away, you lean towards pronating. If the outside edges of your shoes are most worn away, you learn towards supinating. If you see neither side have excess wear and tear, and it looks like the ball of your foot and heel have the most wear, you likely have a neutral supination which means you neither over-pronate nor over-supinate. Yay!
After talking with an associate for a few minutes about I was looking for, she had me hop on the treadmill to do a light jog. This treadmill was connected to a computer which tracks my running style and the way my feet land. What they are looking for is whether I “pronate” or “supinate”.