It's true.  Shoes can make the outfit, but these shoes helped my feet, hips and back.  If you are doing ANY section of the Fifth Third River Bank Run in May, make it a point to get up early Saturday (7:15am) and come out to the footware an apparel training clinic at the David D. Hunting YMCA.  Good fit with the right shoe isn't just to "improve your time".  It helps when you're just walking around, too.  Here's what the experts put me in and I couldn't love them more. 

Brooks Ariel Road-Running Shoes