I'm identifying the specific criteria by which people evaluate running shoes they try on.
The most important is "comfort." If you can't run your first mile in the shoe, you won't run 500. But comfort is very subjective so I'm trying to distill what exactly what means.
Here's the factors I think make up the characteristics of the shoe:
Responsiveness
Weight
Versatility (Can the shoe do tempo and long run?)
Cushion
Upper - Breathability and flexibility
Stability
The other factors come down to biological factors. If you have a wide foot, a narrow shoe won't work for you.
Am I missing other qualitative factors?
The Criteria By Which You Evaluate a Running Shoe?
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Durability. If it looks nice and feels comfortable, I don't care unless it lasts at least 500 miles. Many shoes today do not.
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You got this
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yuresh wrote:
I'm identifying the specific criteria by which people evaluate running shoes they try on.
The most important is "comfort." If you can't run your first mile in the shoe, you won't run 500. But comfort is very subjective so I'm trying to distill what exactly what means.
Here's the factors I think make up the characteristics of the shoe:
Responsiveness
Weight
Versatility (Can the shoe do tempo and long run?)
Cushion
Upper - Breathability and flexibility
Stability
The other factors come down to biological factors. If you have a wide foot, a narrow shoe won't work for you.
Am I missing other qualitative factors?Idiot.
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No matter how many attributes are used to evaluate a shoe, it depends on how it feels and performs on your feet and whether or not you end up with an injury.
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bubbo wrote:
Idiot.
Maybe he's doing market research. If he poses the question in different communities, he'll get a variety of responses.
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Before I try on a shoe, I carefully inspect the shoe inside and out. Untrustworthy vendors buy defective shoes cheap, then try to sell them as prime - making a huge markup vs selling prime for prime. Some stores will cheat you if you’re not careful. Inspection is step one when buying anything.
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Girth
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yuresh wrote:
I'm identifying the specific criteria by which people evaluate running shoes they try on.
The most important is "comfort." If you can't run your first mile in the shoe, you won't run 500. But comfort is very subjective so I'm trying to distill what exactly what means.
Here's the factors I think make up the characteristics of the shoe:
Responsiveness
Weight
Versatility (Can the shoe do tempo and long run?)
Cushion
Upper - Breathability and flexibility
Stability
The other factors come down to biological factors. If you have a wide foot, a narrow shoe won't work for you.
Am I missing other qualitative factors?i got this...00 -
It probably falls under "upper", but I would also look specifically at the tongue and heel collar. Can I get a good lock down without 'lace bite'?
Also, "torsional flex" is something else I look out for. I've had some plantar issues in the past, and a "bendy" shoe always seems to stir this up again.
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