I feel like these would be great walking shoes as they are light, cushioned and feel great on the feet when walking. However, all of that goes away when you start running in them they become heavy and really firm, the bounce, cushion and lightness all go away. I run about 3-4 times a week and am trying to increase my mileage and based on running reviews these were a good option. I have 3 runs in these shoes and unfortunately these are not working out for me. My first run in them, I was barely able to run 2 miles and had to stop. My feet hurt they felt heavy and it was just so hard to push through. My second run was even worse, I was only able to run 1.2 miles and my 3rd run I was only able to reach 1.5 miles before I had to stop when I can usually run 4-7 at a time. These made the bottom of my feet hurt and no matter how hard I tried my feet did not let me run more and they made my knees so sore. I strength train and do Pilates every week and this is the first time a shoe took made me run slower and caused pain. This was my second time trying Brooks with a shoe did not workout for me.
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