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Sole survivors: running shoes - test.(Evaluation)
You'd think it would be a snap to buy a pair of what used to be called sneakers. But if you've shopped for running shoes lately, you know it can be an exercise in confusion.
What does a $100-plus shoe give you that its less expensive brandmates don't? Is one brand's "HyperPod Technology" any better than another's "Ground Reaction Inertia Device"? And which shoe category should you be looking in--motion-control, cushioning, or stability?
After months of lab testing and 2,800 miles of road tests, here's how we'd answer those questions: little if anything, not really, and it depends.
NOT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT
Our findings are based on tests ...
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