Last season's running shoe
Instead of this season's, at full price
usually 40 to 50 percent off the same shoe
Year to year a model changes very little, and what changes has not been shown to matter.
The research here mostly returns nulls. Pronation control has not been shown to reduce injury, and neither has any cushioning category. What the literature does support is choosing on comfort, since the shoe that feels best underfoot tends to be the one that suits how you already move. Comfort is available at last year price.
This entry argues against its own category, which is worth saying plainly. Buy on fit, which means trying them on, because a shoe that fits badly at any discount is money gone. Foam does age, so a pair that sat in a warehouse for three years is a different proposition from one season old.
What to get
- Last season's modelThe same shoe, one version back, on clearanceAmazon varies
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