Let me get this straight. You are hurt probably because you run in cheap shoes and people are telling you how to get healthy and you have a problem with it?
B) Lots of runners like me are mostly price insensitive. I buy the shoes that I like the most within a wide range of prices. Avoiding injury and increasing my motivation to run faster and more often are worth an extra $20-40 every time I buy shoes.
I always get the Glycerins for a workhorse training shoe. And I can use them for a really long time as an around the house shoe after they get retired from the running rotation. So I was talking more about the Glycerins.
Feels like Brooks are starting to disappear. Everybody in Saucony now. They really hit a homerun with the endorphin line. though prices going up and up, and deals harder to find.
I got my last Adrenaline for $99 last month. You have to look for last year models on sale. I used to get them for around $75 not anymore unfortunately.
You think $150 + is not expensive for a pair of running shoes? Given I am running over 400 miles a month that works out a lot, especially as a student. There is no way these shoes need to be that expensive.
Old timers used to run that much and more in really crappy shoes. Just buy what you can afford. No need to complain about the price of a Mercedes when all you need is a civic.
Running shoe inflation has been a noticable problem for several years. Companies such as HOKA have very far profit margins. The customer is clearly being gouged. If the much expected recession manages to materialize in 2023 and it dampens running gear demand it will be interesting to see how these companies react. Week consumer spending could spur more sales on clearance models and cause companies to rethink their prohibition on promo code discounts. Brooks and HOKA currently block online promo codes from being used on their shoes. But prior to the pandemic they generally allowed such promo codes to used year-round.
You think $150 + is not expensive for a pair of running shoes? Given I am running over 400 miles a month that works out a lot, especially as a student. There is no way these shoes need to be that expensive.
Old timers used to run that much and more in really crappy shoes. Just buy what you can afford. No need to complain about the price of a Mercedes when all you need is a civic.
To add to my earlier comment, find a few shoes that work for you and develop an aggressive strategy of buying year old models on clearance. The Speed 2 was or is on sale half off, for example.