I've been a long distance runner for (31) years and have walked many miles in MANY different brands of running shoes. You name it, I ran into it. When I take off a pair of shoes and buy a new pair, I sometimes switch to a different brand of shoes for various reasons. I recently retired my ASICS Women's Gt-2000 and ordered a new pair of the same ASICS. However, I had to run errands and grab a "discarded" pair of New Balance sneakers. WOW! I LOVED how they fit and ordered the women's New Balance Fresh Foam 860v11. When ASICS and New Balance arrived I compared them. New Balance won, these are great shoes! I am VERY happy with them and glad I did this job!