Running shoes?

[Randi]

NO, I'm not gonna start running, but I do need some soft comfy shoes to walk in. If I walk more than about an hour, my feet hurt underneath (my heels and in the middle). Even on days when I don't walk much.

So, I went and tried some on in a sports shop yesterday, the ones I liked the best - out of their pretty small selection was the these.

They would cost $183 in Denmark.
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/24053609/c/89567.html

Later on, I found some more on this website. I really like the ones in this link, and there seem to be more room for the toes. You can compare the bigger pictures.
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/6989264/c/67407.html

I also found these, which are another brand, but they look good too.
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/25090844/c/84612.html

I have narrow feet, and I need some which are not too warm.

Have any of you tried any of them, or can you suggest others?

I could also get some sandals with "air" cushions in instead. Hmm!

[Craftlady]

New Balance are great shoes.

[Sirrahsim]

Your problem might be solved with an insert if you have an unusually high arch. I know that if I wear shoes without good arch support I get VERY sore in the heel and arch too. It's worth a try and would certainly cost less than a brand new pair of shoes that may or may not help!

[Freckles]

I'm a New Balance fan also. The 811 is a one color walking shoe and doesn't have all those flashy colors as the running shoes do. I also take a narrow.

[Freckles]

I'm a New Balance fan also. The 811 is a one color walking shoe and doesn't have all those flashy colors as the running shoes do. I also take a narrow. I've been wearing them since they were the 800!

[lizbud]

I would also love to have a good pair of walking shoes.I don't run unless
I have to. Would a strictly running type shoe be good for walking too?
Most of the ones I've tried are too heavy & clunky for me.

[Randi]

Thanks, I'll have a look at some of the New Balance too.

Sirrahsim, yes what I need is probably some inserts, but having them meassured to fit your foot is really expensive, so thought I'd try to find some comfy ones.

Liz, I'm not sure but I had a pair of Nike Air many years ago, they were so comfy to walk in. The soles they make today look like €%#&? and some of them do look quite clunky and heavy. I also hate that some have 3-4 different colours - which don't even go together.

These look good too, but there no review.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/14552995/c/54056.html

I'm looking for the 811... so far, I've found every other number but 811.

Edit* I found them, but they look far too warm and heavy for me.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I would also love to have a good pair of walking shoes.I don't run unless
I have to. Would a strictly running type shoe be good for walking too?
Most of the ones I've tried are too heavy & clunky for me.

You can get walking shoes, running shoes, cross training shoes.

I use cross-trainers because those are best for the type of exercise I do. The are made for side to side as well as front to back movement. I put off- the-rack arch supports in them sometimes if my feet are bothering me. I went to an orthopedic doctor when I had a problem and he said off-the-rack as nearly as good as custom.

Randi....I have heard New Balance are great for narrow feet. They are very popular in the Jazzercise set...

[Pam]

I don't run unless I have to.

Oh Liz that reply works for me too! Right now I have Nike, Skechers and Keds and I alternate. They are just for getting around though. I am not a much of a runner.