Grog, I can't wait to hear about your race!

Wahine, you also. I kind of understand it but ugh...then again might be a relief just to get it over with.

My shoes are Brooks Glycerin. The only problem I have with them is that they don't come in other widths. I have to do mens shoes and usually I'm a EE. I tried a lot of them and the sales person seemed to think that those shoes combined with the orthotics would be the best. They weren't perfect but seemed better than the other offerings. They felt SO good compared to what I was using so we'll see! The store offers a 60 day return/exchange policy so I'll give them some time. I tried ASICS Gel Nimbus (2nd in contention) and a few New Balance ones. I kept going back to the Brooks though they look like Kermit the Frog had illicit relations with the guy from Tron. Or Michael Jackson, haven't figured it out yet. I wish I could use girl shoes, the colors are SO much prettier!

Does everyone alternate shoes? I've read about it and was talking to the salesperson about it. He advocated it but says he alternates the same make/model because his feeling is if he likes them, he'll use them every day. We also talked about the reason for alternating other makes/models just due to the fact it might be better for you.