Over the years, manufacturers of running shoes have invested a lot of time and resources into developing shoes specifically for various purposes. Some of the things they have looked at are the movements of the foot for short and long distance runners. For starters, these two types of runners are quite different in their physical structure. Short distance runners are sprinters and are usually in well-built and have the ability to have explosive bursts of speed. Long distance runners are often tall, with a minimum of weight. They also have an impressively long stride.\r