I have several pairs of New Balance tennis shoes, but wanted a much lighter tennis shoe for a longer trip coming up. I decided to order this particular shoe in an 11 instead of my usual 10 1/2 B. I wore them a little before I left on my trip, packed them in my luggage for traveling, wore them 8 out of 9 days walking all over the coast of Oregon and San Francisco, through 4 airports, and on and off the bus continually. My feet never hurt once. The compliments on the colors just kept coming since they are very very colorful. Asics makes a great shoe....not an ounce of leather on the entire shoe, so that is what keeps it so soft and pliable.