|
NEW YORK - (July 23, 2007) - Runner's World magazine, the world's leading authority on running information, spotlights and reviews 27 of the top new running shoes for fall in its 2007 Fall Shoe Buyer's Guide, part of the September issue of Runner's World on newsstands everywhere.
Five of the 27 shoes profiled - all of which were put through rigorous testing by Runner's World editors, its 350 "wear-testers" and its one-of-a-kind Runner's World Shoe Lab, supervised by the Department of Sports Medicine at Michigan State University - were cited as the very best of the group, in categories including Editor's Choice, Best Update, Best Debut and Best Buy.
Criteria guidelines for awards in each category, and winners in those categories for Fall 2006, are as follows:
* Editor's Choice (Brooks Trance 7) represents an outstanding shoe that successfully combines the highest-quality design and technology. The shoe receives high marks from the RW Shoe Lab, from wear-testers and from the editors.
* Best Update (New Balance 1223) recognizes a significant improvement made to an existing model. The shoe features a better overall fit and feel, a materials update or new technology.
* Best Debut winners (adidas Adifusion MC and Saucony Grid Sinister) highlight new product releases that receive high marks from the RW Shoe Lab, wear-testers and the editors. Although the products are unproven over the long haul, they represent a promising new addition to the category.
* Best Buy (Mizuno Wave Precision 8) acknowledges the shoe that offers the best fit and function for its price.
Every shoe reviewed by Runner's World is first bench-tested at the RW Shoe Lab at Michigan State, under the supervision of Runner's World's Technical Editor. All shoes are flexed, pounded and prodded to see how well they perform. Then, the shoes are each matched to one of 350 wear-testers in San Diego, California; East Lansing, Michigan and Allentown, Pennsylvania, based on fit and performance characteristics.
Testers, who must log a minimum of 25 miles per week, run in the shoes for a month before submitting their evaluations, noting their total mileage run in each shoe and rating it for qualities including weight, traction, cushioning, lacing system and upper material comfort, among other categories.
To read the entire Runner's World Shoe Buyer's Guide Awards, check out the September 2007 issue of Runner's World, or visit: RunnersWorld.com
Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director
(805) 696-6232; Fax = (805) 659-0016
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
www.RunningUSA.org.
Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest
| 
Know someone else who's interested in running and triathlon?