ASICS Gel-Evolution 5 (retired)

Equipment Info
Activity:	Run
Shoe size:	10.00 (US/Canada)
Total distance:	376.77 mi
Purchase date:	10/9/2009
Price:	$110.99
Notes:	Purchased about a month before my first marathon. Ran the entire marathon with NO blisters or chaffing!!! Imagine that. Did wind up with Achilles Tendinitis though....think I would have taken a blister over that any day! Going to shoot for between 300-400 miles in these puppies, probably get me halfway through the summer training season until I buy a new pair, hopefully 1-2 months out from Chicago.

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My review: Worn the Evolutions for 3 years now....and I would have bought another pair, but the shoe store I was in did not carry them (now using Gel Kayano 16). I'm not sure how great these shoes were as I did acquire Achilles Tendonitis running in them. I can't blame it all on the shoes, because I am an extreme over-pronator and flat-foot and I also wasn't training quite properly last year....I'll never know for sure. I only blistered during the first 10-20 miles of wearing the shoes, then my feet adjusted and it was not a problem. Never had sore feet, and the knees held up relatively well. Point in case, they were comfortable, wore well, kept me injury free for most of my running career, and I went through 3 generations of them, so they've got to be doing something right!