"That STILL doesn't excuse the cost of running shoes." I don't know much about running shoes, but about trekking shoes. And there I can attest, that higher qua

"That STILL doesn't excuse the cost of running shoes." I don't know much about running shoes, but about trekking shoes. And there I can attest, that higher quality exists and indeed costs more and is worth it. I assume the same to be true for running shoes, no matter that they have a big marketing budget, that should rather be R&D. (All marketing should be.)