Between running multiple marathons, earning my running coach certification, and testing running shoes professionally for a decade, I’ve cultivated a reputation as a Runner with a capital R. And, as a proper-noun Runner, I find myself having a similar conversation over and over again.
Friend: “I think I want to try to get into running—what kind of shoes should I get?”
Me: “Well, it depends…” (Goes into highly specific questions and recommendations, hemming and hawing over heel-toe drop and overpronation while my friend’s eyes slowly glaze over.)
The irritating truth is that there’s no shoe that’s absolutely perfect for every single runner. We all have different anatomy and different gaits, and the concrete surfaces I run on in Chicago are vastly different from the comparatively low-impact trails of Colorado. All of these factors (and more) will ultimately impact what running shoe is best for you.
While I’ve been training for the Berlin Marathon this fall, however, I’ve come as close as I’ve ever come to discovering the Holy Grail of running shoes. The adidas Evo SL is a running shoe that works for most people, on most runs, most of the time, and one that I’ve personally used for over a dozen runs in my ten-week training cycle.
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