Running Brand Reputation

Nike: Good spikes and apparel, trainers don't last long and are expensive. Overall strong in the running industry and high profile.

Adidas: Poor spikes, excellent flats and trainers, very comfortable. Good reputation, strong though profile not as high as nike.

New Balance: I like the widths that trainers come in, my last pair of NBs didn't last long though. A lower profile than the other brands, but the shoes are good. Good reputation.

Mizuno: Excellent, innovative, good range of trainers. Not as popular as some other brands but well regarded.

Asics: The trainers are good, with a wide range of shoes. Apparel is OK, as are spikes.

Brooks

Brooks Adrenaline: Best trainer for most people. Very stable and fit most people. Asics 2100 series, are on par// Not quite as stable, but not everyone needs that kind of stability.

brooks again is the best, except I don't care for their racing flats.

Nike: Spikes and flats have always been really solid. Most of their trainers are for non serious/weekend runners.

New Balance: Never ran in them. I think of them as the shoe for fat people with wide feet or the chronically injured.

Asics: Solid trainers, good spikes and flats. Quality can be poor. I have had a few pairs that broke down after a 100-200 miles.

Mizuno: Great trainers (Wave Nirvana especially). Racing flats are solid as well. Seem to attract reasonably serious runners, and can handle decent mileage. Models change a bit too much for my liking.

Brooks (recently added). I agree. Adrenaline is a solid trainer. Great shoes for reasonably serious runners (those who train for marathons and other races, not "Oprah" them). Shoes stay consistent, and build solid loyalty which make it possible to buy same model for years. Racing flats are worthless in my opinion.

How about Saucony?

I train in Brooks (Adrenaline) and race in their flats (ST Racer), and have never found another company's shoes that work so well for me. I also have Nike spikes for occasional track workouts.

kilkenny=awesome

I've only had these trainers:

New Balance: 710 series. I ran in three pairs of these. They were okay but sort of too bulky.

Nike: Air Structure Triax. First and Second pair seemed to break down way too fast. And when they were worn out, they gave me foot problems. I sort of think most of the people who wear Nike are beginning runners. I wear Nike spikes though.

Brooks Adrenaline: My trainers for the past six or seven years. I like them. They seem to last a good amount of miles. Brooks is good.

Oops, you forgot Spira Footwear - great brand recognition, I believe they led Boston for almost half the race a couple years ago.

runner000 wrote:

Nike

Adidas

New Balance

Mizuno

Asics

Jefe in the CO wrote:

Oops, you forgot Spira Footwear - great brand recognition, I believe they led Boston for almost half the race a couple years ago.

runner000 wrote:

Nike

Adidas

New Balance

Mizuno

Asics

Yeah, while you\'re looking into gimmicky crap like Spira how about MBT and Newton shoes as well...

runner000 wrote:

Hey everyone,

I'm doing a project for class and I need to do some research. I was wondering if I could get your opinions on the following brands...

What kind of project is this where you consider the anonymous comments of self-seleted respondents? What kind of meaningful data do you hope to collect?