Never again! You drop $150 on a couple of pairs of running shoes (last years models on clearance) and find out after the first run they are crap. It wouldn’t be so bad, but you’ve been doing it off and on for 5 years. Ghost 8, Kinvara 6, 1080v6…. the list goes on and on. “Well dummy, you need to do a little research before you buy!” Good God, do you have any idea how many magazine articles I read and how many YouTube reviews I’ve watched?? The bottom line is most running shoes cost between $120 to $180, and they are selling us crap!

Runner’s World ironically just had a list of 6 shoes that were “plush rides” (read cushioned). I know for a fact the New Balance 1080 is at best medium soft like Sole Review said. I bought it! I ran in it! I know! Its not a soft shoe its a joke! If Runner’s World think its a soft shoe they either are lying or need to get in a new line of work! Their original Zante, a lightweight shoe, is softer then the “plush” 1080! Its insane! Never again. I will never buy another Saucony or New Balance. Brooks? Maybe… you’ve stiffed me on so many shoes…. Here’s a list of the absolute dogs:

1. Brooks Ghost 8
2. Brooks Glycerin 11
3. Saucony Kinvara 6
4. Brooks Pure Flow 6
5. New Balance 1080v6
6. New Balance 1080v7
7. Adidas Supernova M
8. Hoka One One Bondi 5

Runner’s World reviews are worthless. They push a certain group of manufacturers and leave out the most obvious ones (in the above mentioned list of plush shoes they don’t include a single Hoka). On YouTube there’s a guy called ‘Ginger Runner’ (Ethan Newbury I believe), who seemed to have a fact based point system, but cost me a hundred bucks when he recommended a brick called the Kinvara 6! Fellow YouTuber Jamison Michael isn’t bad, but you have to read between the lines. He’s evidently getting free shoes too and doesn’t want to be overly honest.

One of the most glaring examples is the toe box on the Clifton 5 and the Bondi 6. Watching the You Tube reviews you’ll hear the reviewer say, “For the longtime buyer of this shoe you’ll be glad to know Hoka widened the toe box…” After 6 years they get the toe box right?? We pay $120 to $180 for most of these running shoes, and it takes them 6 years to get the toe box right?? Saucony is one of the worst for this, with their narrow little torture chambers.

Its too expensive to run with these wolves, they will eat you alive! There’s got to be a cheaper way to find a good shoe.    Sole Review