When you meet a new balance men's walking shoes person wearing New Balance shoes it is a good idea to ask them about the marathon for which they are inevitably training. If they say "I'm not training for a marathon," this is a good opportunity to raise your status by saying "oh, I thought only runners wore those. My running club all wear New Balance except for a few jerks who won't shut up about Asics. I'm still a bit sore from the 10k run this morning."
You got me on this one. My father was the original jogger in the early seventies, and we used to drive to Boston to buy New Balance. Starting with a pair of orange suede New Balance I bought in new balance men's 990 1998, I have worn nothing else since. In addition to the style I wear for very occasional jogging which I replace every three years or so, I buy a new pair of retro-ish New Balance every couple of years which new balance shoes trail running I first wear for going out, then work, then bicycling around town, and eventually for gardening and doing stuff with my kids. They are in pretty bad shape before they fall out of the rotation all together.
This is funny, i just switched to New Balance recently, i was wearing Asic's before. Also i was one of the jerks that couldnt stop talking about the "GEL Kayano"s. Im going to try out Brooks next, they give back to the community, new balance shoes skate i heard their shoes are made by elderly homeless retired porn fluffers.
I'm white. I only run when chased and I own a pair of New Balance shoes. However, I live in the mountains and they are the "all terrain" type of New Balance with the grippy tread that I wear for hiking. Good shoes. Lots of traction and they breath well. I knew absolutely nothing about the sweat shop stuff till I read this. I bought them because I needed shoes for the trail and the price was right. They work great and I've got no complaints. I'd recommend them to anyone.
I have really high arches on my feet and when first turned onto New Balance by a shoe store employee it was because they accommodate foot sizes with really high arches. Then again he was a white guy, new balance walking shoes mens the shoe store was in Manhattan, I was living in Brooklyn at the time, right around the corner from a micro brewery. Guilty as charged.Yes, there's some serious brand loyalty in the white community for these sneaks. And Asics give them a serious run for their money. My brother, a marathon runner, has bought only Asics for the past 8 years, and I'm sure there are plenty of white runners who've done the same with New Balance. I thought they were only girl shoes for the longest, but apparently those teal and marine blue colors are meant for men too.