ASICS Women’s Gel Nimbus 9
But when my running shoe was discontinued, I was crushed. I have a very narrow heel with a wider instep (not excessively wide by any means) but more wide than it should be considering my narrow heel. Also, when I run I seem to hit the outside ball of my foot under my big toe. Because of the width of my instep, I seem to feel friction or pressure on the side of my foot by my little toe. I need a solid ride under the ball of my foot and one of the Nike Air designs seemed to suit my foot’s idiosyncrasies just fine…until they discontinued my favorite model. Oh, I also forgot to mention the start of a bunion on my left foot.
So with my problematic feet (at least for me) I had to search for a replacement. I tried on all of the other new Nike Air designs and none of them gave me the room I needed for the ball of my foot. The footprint was too narrow and restrictive making my toes feel like they were crowding each other.
I was forced after all of these years of friendship with my favorite shoe to divorce myself and find a new model. This quest for comfort and protection for my feet led me to ASICS and their Women’s Gel Nimbus 9 design. I started out with one pair and I could tell in the store that this was the most comfortable pair of running shoes I had ever owned. I ended up buying two more pairs for the gym and for the inside track. I love them. I own two (2) pairs of the white/silver/mint and the other pair is called brown/rootbeer. There is a third color combination called white/ink/blue which I do not own.
The consumer can always tell which model you have on by looking at the heel of the shoe where you see the model number (in order to ensure that you have the latest shoe evolution).
