i tried these asics running shoes. The balls of my feet were bruised after a 4 mile run. In 2 years of running with plenty of other shoes, I have never had that happen. I am returning these asics gel kayano shoes to find something else.I went through 2 pairs of the gel-nimbus 10 and loved them. I bought the gel-nimbus 11 thinking “it could only get better!” These are absolutely the worst sneakers I have ever put on my feet. If you get these make sure to have a box of band-aids on hand. I have blisters everywhere. The bottom of my feet are in agony. I have been running for 17 years and this has never happened. I think you might have a better running experience running in flip flops. These sneakers are over-rated and OVER priced.I have been wearing the the Asics 10 model for a over a year with amazing comfort and no issues. Only 2 weeks after get the Asics 11, I developed Plantar Fasciitis and have been pretty much crippled for almost 6 weeks now. Up to this point I was racing and asics shoes uk running with no issues. I am very dissappointed in this shoe.