I thought I was the forgotten tester! There didn’t seem to be any more new running shoes coming from New Balance. Usually there had been a test every few months.

I knew I had not been critical enough. They needed useful suggestions and opinions and my reviews had probably been too positive. Gee, when was the last time you heard of someone who was not critical enough?

The problem with shoe testing for me is that I love running in new shoes. And my feet are so forgiving they are unlikely to complain about any shoe unless I have broken it down with a couple hundred miles of running.

New Balance must be giving me another chance. Today I received a cushy new prototype to wear for a month. That probably won’t be long enough to learn much about its long term durability but I will certainly be able to tell whether I like it or not. And whether I would ever buy this model if they decide to market it.

So this time I will try to be more helpful. Just the fact that they have a testing program tells me that they are making an on-going effort to improve their products—not just being a slave to the marketing department.

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