My running shoes were old and worn out and I've been having some arch problems while running long runs (my left foot even fell asleep for 2 miles! That was weird). So I went to this shoe store in AF and the owner is a retired financial planner and opened this store because it's been a dream of his. He was friendly and very knowledgeable. He checked my feet and watched my gait as I walked. We then went through a few shoes - I'd run on the treadmill to get a feel - and after picking the perfect one (see above) we then looked at arch support inserts.
Basically what was happening on my left foot is that as my foot was coming down, some nerves were getting pinched because my foot was collapsing (see the circled area in the picture below) on itself just a little bit. Well, after plunking down some $$$ I got my new shoes and arch supports- and so far so good. This store has a great return policy - so I can even run outside and not worry. And I was just lucky enough to time that purchase because it was their anniversary and they did prize drawings for all purchases made. I just got an email informing me I won an Asics VeloStretch Shirt! Yeah me!! I'm going to go pick it up this week. This was the best shoe purchase experience I've ever had!
