Customer Reviews Brooks Defyance 2

I thought these were the right shoe for me, but I guess not. I bought these in late June at a sneaker store that specializes in finding the right sneaker for your foot problem. I have wide feet and under-pronate, which makes it a problem for my feet to be comfortable. I\'m also overweight and started getting back into working out last year after being lazy for a couple of years. I noticed that the outside bottom of my feet would hurt (like an aching pain) after 10 minutes on either the elliptical, arc-trainer, or spin bike with my old sneakers so I got these. My feet felt a little better. I still felt the pain on the outside bottom of my feet, but it didn\'t come as soon. Then I got into running. At the urging of my trainer, I agreed to run a 5K race, which for the non-runner requires training. For the past 4 weeks I\'ve been alternating running and walking for about 45 minutes, 4 to 5 times a week. Every time after I would run a minimum of 3 minutes at a time, the outside bottom of my feet and my heels would kill me. I also noticed that I had knee pain, which with me running 4 days a week felt like it would last for days. I also woke up with super sore feet. Maybe I should have gotten a half a size larger than I normally wear to account for feel swelling or maybe these just aren\'t for overweight people. Sorry!