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Running shoes: the fit matters most.(Buyers guide)

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| August 01, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Some sports require lots of expensive equipment, but all you need for running is a good pair of shoes. Thanks to modern materials and sophisticated design, most of the shoes we tested performed well.

To evaluate two dozen models of running shoes for men and for women, we bought 205 pairs of shoes, enlisted a panel of typical runners, and had them crank out a total of 1,240 miles.

The men's and women's versions of some brands often performed similarly. For example, the Nike Air Zoom Vomero+ 2 shoes topped our Ratings in both categories. The men's and women's Brooks were judged very good overall, but the men's version scored better than the women's, due to ...

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