I have a lot of shoes in my rotation. I needed something for moderate pace shorter runs (3-5 miles, 8:15 per mile) and this was on sale so i went with this. It’s working out pretty well for what i need. Value for the price is beyond amazing, but compared without considering dollars to other mileage-eating shoes like novablast, this isn’t quite as comfortable a ride — but i also don’t know that the should should be compared as i use nova for longer runs. I’m happy with this purchase