Starting several years ago novel foams became widely used in midsoles. I am finding today that these foams are not good for running. In fact they are terrible. In the last two months I have tried at least four different models by two manufacturers and I have come back from my unremarkable and tiring runs sometimes with sore feet and/or legs. This never happened at all with the old EVA foams.
Does anyone else agree? Can anyone recommend a brand of shoe that is actually fun to run in? I'm also find the quality of shoes has fallen. Several years ago a $120+ shoe, any running shoe, was of quality workmanship. Today shoes look like large doll shoes.