Hello everyone. I’m in running more than 15 years. First 7-8 years I didn’t pay attention to the shoes I wore. Than there were a lot of injuries – heels, knees, back. And all this time I tried to find appropriate running shoes. 3 variants were found:
1) Go to store and test as much as you can.
Minuses: too much time, there’s no guaranty in actual conditions running will be such comfortable as in store, unknown durability.
2) Read reviews in magazines, Internet sources (forums, blogs, articles).
Minuses: you don't know people who wrote it and reasons why they wrote reviews. It could be just an advertisement.
3) Ask friends for advice, runners that I know.
Minuses: time is needed, it’s difficult to aggregate all opinions and extrapolate their conditions on my.
Among these options I prefer the third one. But how to solve the associated problems? And solution was found:
http://www.opinere.com/catalog/mens-running-shoes
- for men
http://www.opinere.com/catalog/womens-running-shoes
- for women
With this service you can:
- filter shoes by different parameters (type, pronation control, etc).
- separate(and aggregate) ratings of people you trust. Facebook profile and relations can be used for these purposes.
- For experts in running shoes rating is calculated. Users who need more opinions can detect high-rated experts.
- add/edit shoes description.
I’m involved in this project. And I’m interested in your opinion about such tool. Any criticism is welcome.
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