text: I have a pretty checkered history with Nike running shoes. Ultimately for a hundred reasons I don't think they make serious running shoes.  Last several years I had been using various generations of the excellent asic gel noosa and I loved them.  For reasons too stupid to chronicle I bought these shoes and regretted it basically from the second minute of my first run with them. I think Nike makes running style shoes and not actual running shoes. Back to Asics for me.