Conference 7.286::sports_90

Okay, when I run I wear New Balance 840s.  

I started wearing New Balance after Brooks shoes gave me mega
problems with shin splints.

I like the 840s because they're lighter than most New Balance
shoes, and they are really comfortable.

For wearing around it's usually old New Balance that aren't
good enough to run in, or Converse lowcut basketball shoes...

'Saw

    I have 4 pairs and they are from different shoe Cos....
    
    REK
    
    
    WHat ever is on sale and have my size...

       I bought a pair at Kangaroo Crossing in Fitchburg. The only reason I
    went there is because they gave me a $10 trade in for my old ones. When
    I got them home I found out they were 'volleyball sneskers', is it
    legal to wear them to work?!!!
                                     Denny
    

    Since my days of b-ball are over, I buy whatever's on sale.  I also do
    not spend over $30 for a pair of sneaks because "they're in vogue".
    
    My nephew just bought a pair of $75 Nikes (with his own money).  Within
    a week the stitching holding the tongue in place came apart.  He was
    able to get another pair.  Again two weeks later the tongues are coming
    out of both shoes.  He's writing a letter.
    
    					Steve

    	I got some Reebok's for Xmas and use them when I go to the race
    track.
    
    				/Don

    I dont go anywhere with out my Asics gels..
    

    My 7-month old has a pair of "Weeboks"....Does that count???
    
    PJ

    For running, I'm on my second pair of Asics gels.  They're really
    comfortable, and they have not given me any problems.  After about six
    months with my first pair, I started really widening holes that had
    started in the front of the shoe(6 months w/running shoes is probably
    long enough anyway).  They may not last for years and years, but my
    knees haven't given me any trouble yet.  I had a pair of Reeboks w/that
    B.S. Energy Return System sole; they shot my knees to hell and they
    wore down very quickly--will never buy Reebok running shoes again.
    
    JMO
    TomR

    I wear Nike Air Pegasus running shoes to race /Don to the $2.00 window. 
    
    For hoops I prefer New Balance high tops. Frankwa, you might have seen
    the soles of them as I soared over your head for that reverse slam in
    Worcester. I've tried every pair of Avia high tops and they all hurt my
    feet. This is my 3rd pair of New Balance and I'll be buying another
    pair if I play in a hoops league this season. Great support.
    
    I had a pair of Etonic running shoes because I got them for a very
    cheap price. They were, at the time, Etonic's top of the line running
    shoe. They totally sipped. I never had knee problems until I started
    using them. So, I went back to Nike and my legs feel ok again.
    
    JoJ
    
    

    For Running - been wearing ASICS Tiger brand shoes since way back
    when they were Ontisuka Tigers.  Currently use the Gel-lyte series.
    For racing, I have Gel Racers for races under 10K, and Tiger LD's
    for races over 10K's.   Need to buy a new pair of spikes for the
    track.   Also have started to alternate with a pair of Avia's -
    find them to be a good cushioned, knee stabilizing shoe (which is
    what I need).
    
    I use teh Gel lyte series because I supinate (roll outward) when
    I run, and they are the best shoe on the market for supinaters.
     Most folks are pronaters.
    
    Can't wear Nikes, though I do have a pair of cross-trainers I got
    for a few bucks when I worked at an athletic shoe store.  Nike uses
    a curved last, and it hurts my feet.
    
    For hoops, I've always worn Converse All-Stars.  For knocking around,
    I have a pair of Red Chuck Taylors (what else!)
    
    Reebok probably makes the worst shoe on the market.  
    
    JD

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Note 325.10            Athletic Shoes You Wear and Why....              10 of 10
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�    Reebok probably makes the worst shoe on the market.  
    
�    JD

	Good for running short distances though JD, like from the finish
line to the betting windows.  Also good for bungie cord jumping.

				/Don

    ?don,
    
    You wear your Reeboks with your Izod shirts, Docker pants, and little
    yachtsman hat??
    
    JD

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What was she wearing when she built it?


re JimWa:

	No, JimWa, I didn't see the bottoms of your Hoops shoes.
	I was all bent over from the elbow you gave me in the ribs
	on your way up 8^)


I was in a sporting shoe store the other night, and the Converse
Hi Top canvas shoes I used to wear for Gym class are now $27!!!!

I used to get them for $13 MAX!

Boy, I guess the world is going to hell in a bucket 8^(

'Saw

    I wear Asics Gel Strikers for running because I'm a pronater and heavy
    heel striker.  These shoes have good support, good soles for trail
    running, and are cheap when bought mail order ($39.95 when bought two
    pairs at a time).  I only get 200-250 miles on a pair of shoes, so they
    only last me about six weeks.
    
    Gail wears Turntec Road Hawks.  Good support, good trail-running soles,
    and fit her better than Asics.  Fortunately, she gets almost 400 miles
    on a pair (she has better biomechanics than I), so they last her a good
    two months.
    
    We both used to wear Nikes until the quality started to go down and
    prices up (can't buy them mail order any more).
    
    Sid

LA GEAR Rool !!!


I'm just like the rest of you'se guys I buy whats on Sale. 

Jeff

   The best fitting of what's on sale.

   Have had New Balance and Puma. Currently have Nike low cuts for general
   sports activity; beautiful red Converse high tops for when I want to
   look elegant (they hurt my feet); a good pair of Reebok high tops (with
   the instep support strap.... no pump) for hoops. The Reeboks are the
   most comfortable. I also have a pair of Reebok walking shoes that I
   wear to work, and they're REALLY comfortable.

   PS - For Skiing (who said anything about skiing?
                    Nobody... but I don't give a crap.
                    I'm tellin' ya anyway.
                    So pay attention!)

   Nordica... From the least to the most expensive, they fit me great.

   Hiking Boots = Herman Survivors

   No sandals

   Loafers = Thom Mcann

   Cowboy boots = Dan Post (but I don't really have any cows, man)

   Why do men's pants all have pleats in the front now? They look dumber
   than shit! Like something from the Thirties... or like maybe just
   jumped out of the clown car at the circus.

   No matching handbags.

   (Western yuppies have carpeting on the floors of their pickups... This
   is true! [ hundreds of Vinyls gave their lives to cover the floor of my
   pickup ])

   Now you know
   Mike JN

    
    	For hoops, I can't beat Converse Cons ERX-150's. Just the right
    amount of ankle support and pretty light too. That's all I'll wear for
    playing hoop!
    
    	For bumming around, I use my old converse hoop shoes.
    
    
    

I'm walking advertisement for Avia. Can't say that I've owned any of their
hi-cut basketball sneaks by them, but the tennis and cross-trainers are the best
sneakers I've ever owned, both for comfort and durability.

By the way - I always buy what is on sale too. Refuse to pay $75 for sneaks.
For some reason, I've been able to find Avia's at discount department stores
once in a while (TJ Max, Marshalls, Filene's Basement). Bought my cross
trainers for $38 (were $78 in the mall).

Paul

    I wear Asic Gels, but I have a question, (even though this is probably
    the wrong place to ask I am going to anyway...) I bought a pair of Nike
    Air Pegasus last year and they gave me bruises on the ball of my feet
    and they created a cramp in my foot.  Has anyone had the same problem?  
    I am not an expert runner though so maybe its me.
    
    S

re .-1:

I'm not an expert runner either, and this isn't an expert reply, but
I've found that different shoes react differently to the way you run.
I *can't* wear Brooks shoes.  I *always* get shin splints.  

Once you find something that works, stick with it.  With luck, as
they improve their line of shoes, they'll keep working for you.
(I was really nervous when New Balance came out with their new line
of shoes, for fear they wouldn't work as well as the old ones did...)

'Saw

    
    re-1
    
    Hell, 'saw, your feet are way to big to try in fit into Doc's shoes
    anyway.  Break down and by your own, instead of trying to steal other
    people's, you cheapskate.
    
    Bruce

    Nike's have a curved last, whilst Asics do not.  I also have mega
    problems with Nike, while I have none with Asics, Avia, brooks,
    etc.
    
    Nike also has a higher arch, and those arch cookies, if you use
    em, can kill ya if you don't need 'em.
    
    JD

    thank you for your input!!
    
    re: -1 actually i had to take a loan out to buy the last pair!

I usually buy my running shoes at discount.

I go to Bob's Stores here in Connecticut.  I can usually pick up
a pair of running shoes for about 75% of list price. 
New Balance pricing policy usually is related to the shoe number.

For example, the New Balance 840s I wear, list for $84.  The 996s
that I used to wear (top of the line shoe in their old line) list
for in between $99 and $102.  At Bobs, I could pick up the 
996s for between $70 and $75, the 840s, I get for around $65.

Running shoes last me roughly 6 months for running (200+ pounds
doesn't help their lifespan) and then I wear them for bopping
around in.

$120 - $130 per year is cheaper than some pursuits.  Hell, if you
bowl every week you could spend twice that in a year, easily.

Just a matter of viewpoint....

'Saw

PS  I don't have a kid, Steven, and I know those little rascals can
be expensive.....8^)

    Steve, I only have 2 pairs of L.A. Gear, 5 Reeboks, and 3 pairs of
    Nikes.  The more you have the slower they wear-out!
    
    Do what I do:  when people ask what you want for Christmas/birthday,
    tell them you could use a new pair of sneakers....I get at *least*
    2 pairs this way every year!

    RE: .24 (I think)
    
    I have a kid, and still have many pairs of big bucks runing shoes - the
    answer of how I do it is simple - I don't eat.  (My wife only has one
    pair of athletic shoes, so she gets two meals a day).
    
    HTH
    
    =Bob=

    
    Golf       Dexter          ..... water-proof, good feel and they were
                               on sale
    
    Skiing     Alpina          ..... best fit of all the boots I tried on
                               in a "reasonable" price range
    
    Sailing    Topsiders       ..... what else ?
    
    Everything
    Else       Nike Cross-Trainers     ...... had a better feel than
                                       Reebok.
    
    
    
    Greg

    
    
    Driving:              Lead-soled brogans
    
    Walking:              K-Mart velcro's
    
    Hullucinating:        Sandals
    
    TV Watching:          Tazmanian Devil Slippers
    
    Asking for a
      Raise:              Knee pads
    
    Bedtime:              Black socks
    
    
    Dickster
    
    

   Most Excellent, Dickster.... Rollllin'

   Mike JN

    Reebooks at the moment.  Usually whatever is on sale.
    
    Mike