I was in Heaven the first time I tried the original Cliftons. They felt like walking on clouds, I knew instantly that these were my new running shoes.  Didn't even have to break them in, ran and ran and ran - no problems. I've been through 2 pairs and now that there's an upgrade, the originals are difficult to find. The 2's seemed to have logical improvements over the originals, so I purchased them. I put them on expecting to experience the same walking in clouds feeling, but no such luck. The Clifton 2 is a completely different shoe from the first. The tow box is narrow as well as the entire shoe, the tongue is thick and considering the thickness, far too short. It gets in the way and rubbs against my upper ankle when running.  Now this is not to say that the shoe won't be perfect for another runner. At this point it feels like a regular running shoe, though I doubt it'll have that &#34;oh my goodness this is the best shoe ever&#34; cult following that the originals had.<br />I'm going to search the stores for my size in the originals and then see if Hoka has another shoe that I can run in.