I visited a local runners specialty store and tried on a few options. These were the ones that fit just right for my overpronating, flat foot. I ran down the street with them and chose them. I paid a lot for them and felt unsure about the price, but knew that the right shoe wouldn't come cheap.
I came home and did an online search for the shoe and found the cheapest price here (well, via another vendor). I ordered the shoe which matched the shoe I initially bought, and waited for it. It came in a week. It was the EXACT shoe but I found it here for $15 less. To a beginning runner, who might run into a lot of "the right" pairs on my journey, this is paramount to me. (Luckily, I was able to return the other shoes to my local retailer without an issue).
Now, I use this shoe strictly for my daily runs/jogs and my neck no longer hurts the next day. My feet don't pinch at every step anymore and I feel BALANCED with each step. This shoe feels like it was made specifically for my foot. I have wide feet, no arch, and I am a severe overpronator. I will be buying another pair soon. I feel so bad for those who are still wearing the wrong shoe. Mine has worked wonders for me. It's one less thing I have to worry about.
Specifics: the laces are fantastic! They don't come undone and I don't have to double tie them. They may appear a bit large and somewhat bulky but when you walk and run with them, all of that slips away. Having a wide foot, I thought I'd need the wide size but this shoe is spacious enough that I don't need it. The style is fine too, nothing too flashy nor too demure. All around a GREAT shoe!
The women's New Balance 1011 was the perfect shoe for me. I would get a new pair, take them out of the box and run any surface, any distance, and finish my run with happy, blister-free feet. It was only when the shoes began to wear down from all of the miles I put on them, that I would get a black and blue toe nail on the second smallest toe of my left foot, and a blister on the tip of the middle toe on the same foot. This is when I knew the shoes needed to be replaced even if the shoes still looked "pretty." (A closer look at the heels of the shoes would reveal the outside edges of the shoe had worn down.)
When the 1011's were discontinued I bought the 1012 without hesitation thinking it was an improved version of what I had been running in. I bought the 1012's, put them on, and went out for a 7 mile run on a fairly flat road course. Halfway through the run I knew these were not the same shoes I was accustom to. By the time I finished my run I had a large, painful blood blister on the bottom and side edge of my left foot at the "big toe joint" and the blister on the end of my middle toe was so large it made the toe look significantly longer than my other toes. I have since tried adjusting the laces, pairing them with three different types of "blister-free" socks, and using topical lubricants such as Aquophor. Nothing I have tried has alleviated the problem.
Then I started having quick, painful spasms in my left quad during my runs. I took a couple of days off, ran again, same issue. Yesterday, I took out my 1011's with the slightly worn heels and ran a 5k. No spasm in the quad and no fresh blood in my heavily calloused and peeling blood blister. I came to the conclusion that the 1012's are just not right for me. We are parting company. Whatever New Balance did to "tweak" and improve the shoe was detrimental to our running relationship.
I came home and did an online search for the shoe and found the cheapest price here (well, via another vendor). I ordered the shoe which matched the shoe I initially bought, and waited for it. It came in a week. It was the EXACT shoe but I found it here for $15 less. To a beginning runner, who might run into a lot of "the right" pairs on my journey, this is paramount to me. (Luckily, I was able to return the other shoes to my local retailer without an issue).
Now, I use this shoe strictly for my daily runs/jogs and my neck no longer hurts the next day. My feet don't pinch at every step anymore and I feel BALANCED with each step. This shoe feels like it was made specifically for my foot. I have wide feet, no arch, and I am a severe overpronator. I will be buying another pair soon. I feel so bad for those who are still wearing the wrong shoe. Mine has worked wonders for me. It's one less thing I have to worry about.
Specifics: the laces are fantastic! They don't come undone and I don't have to double tie them. They may appear a bit large and somewhat bulky but when you walk and run with them, all of that slips away. Having a wide foot, I thought I'd need the wide size but this shoe is spacious enough that I don't need it. The style is fine too, nothing too flashy nor too demure. All around a GREAT shoe!
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These were suggested to me at a podiatrist owned shoe store. I went in thinking my custom orthotics needed some tweaking but came out wearing these shoes without orthotics. I was told to "give them 10 days" and I could return them if I didn't feel better. Being pessimistic I tried to find things wrong with them, but I couldn't. The support is so good and so comfortable I put them on as early as I can in the day and wear them straight til bedtime. My back pain is gone as is my heel pain from plantar fascitis. There's enough stability in the shoe itself I no longer have to wear the custom orthotic. I can't recommend them enough. Now, if NB could just come up with a dressy brown shoe, I'd be set. Sneakers don't exactly go with every outfit.Best Deals on New Balance Women's WR1012 Nbx Motion Control Running Shoe
Was having problems with plantar fasciitis and bunion. Wearing this shoe I am able to be pain free while on the treadmill. Durable.Honest reviews on New Balance Women's WR1012 Nbx Motion Control Running Shoe
I LOVED my NB WR1011 shoes for my step aerobics class. They kept me from rolling/twisting my ankles when moving from side to side. When I went looking for new ones, I was disappointed to find that the WR1011 was discontinued and replaced with WR1012. I went ahead and bought these anyway, hoping they'd fit and feel the same. I don't think they fit as nicely as the 1011 did, but they do keep me from rolling/twisting my ankles. I don't think the arch support is as nice as the 1011 either, but it's adequate. I like more support in my arches. Overall, I feel it's not as true to the New Balance "SL-2" fit as the 1011 was. This shoe has adequate support and still works for me, though.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for New Balance Women's WR1012 Nbx Motion Control Running Shoe
I am an overpronator who has owned several pairs of the New Balance 1011 women's running shoes. In other brands of running shoes I have had to wear a wide width, but the 1011's had a wider toe box and were a good fit in the regular width. I run road races in distances from 5k to 1/2 marathons. I train on various running surfaces from trails, to 400m rubberized tracks, to asphalt.The women's New Balance 1011 was the perfect shoe for me. I would get a new pair, take them out of the box and run any surface, any distance, and finish my run with happy, blister-free feet. It was only when the shoes began to wear down from all of the miles I put on them, that I would get a black and blue toe nail on the second smallest toe of my left foot, and a blister on the tip of the middle toe on the same foot. This is when I knew the shoes needed to be replaced even if the shoes still looked "pretty." (A closer look at the heels of the shoes would reveal the outside edges of the shoe had worn down.)
When the 1011's were discontinued I bought the 1012 without hesitation thinking it was an improved version of what I had been running in. I bought the 1012's, put them on, and went out for a 7 mile run on a fairly flat road course. Halfway through the run I knew these were not the same shoes I was accustom to. By the time I finished my run I had a large, painful blood blister on the bottom and side edge of my left foot at the "big toe joint" and the blister on the end of my middle toe was so large it made the toe look significantly longer than my other toes. I have since tried adjusting the laces, pairing them with three different types of "blister-free" socks, and using topical lubricants such as Aquophor. Nothing I have tried has alleviated the problem.
Then I started having quick, painful spasms in my left quad during my runs. I took a couple of days off, ran again, same issue. Yesterday, I took out my 1011's with the slightly worn heels and ran a 5k. No spasm in the quad and no fresh blood in my heavily calloused and peeling blood blister. I came to the conclusion that the 1012's are just not right for me. We are parting company. Whatever New Balance did to "tweak" and improve the shoe was detrimental to our running relationship.
