So, DW and I just went to a running store in Denver.
The friendly staff first had us walk a few steps and watched how we walk and then had us run on a treadmill. Afterwards, she reviewed a slo-mo recording of our run with us pointing out how we run straight and don't need any sort of correction for our ankles tilting in or something.
Now that we knew no correction was needed, she brought out like 5 brands' classic shoe. Each brand has a drop of a different fit so you need to pick the one that doesn't hurt anywhere. But then we asked to try different types of cushioning and here is where I saw basically 3 types of shoes by each brand:
- the bulky classic running shoe
- the medium, standard sneaker that seems a lot like classic sneakers
- the very light weight, natural feel shoe
We opted for the middle ground. They're not as arched but they still have plenty of support. Simply, they had the best feel for us. We both ended up actually liking the exact same shoe (in men's/women's) -
New Balance Boracay Fresh Foam. Paid just a few bucks more than Amazon, so not bad.