I'm a little color blind when it comes to blues and purples. In fact the picture online looks VERY purple to me, but when I received the actual item I was pleasantly surprised that they are much lighter of a blue than the picture indicates.<br /><br />Right from the beginning these shoes have fit my feet perfectly.  Normally I endure the 2 week &#34;break-in&#34; period for new shoes where any running over a mile hurts and anything over five miles is somewhat painful, but I experienced none of that with these shoes.  Having run track and cross country all through college I can attest to the difference a good pair of shoes will make.  Sure you're not going to magically drop a huge amount of time off your race because of a new pair of shoes, but having shoes that don't hurt definitely promotes running the extra mile (quite literally).<br /><br />Currently I also cycle in these shoes because I refuse to spend so much money on special &#34;cycling shoes&#34; when I'm only cycling for the pure enjoyment of exercising.  I've gone on a few rides that were approximately 40 miles each and I did not experience any discomfort from the shoes.  I also wore them walking around Universal Studios all day and I was the only one not complaining about sore feet at the end of the day.