From my track days, all the distance guys wore Asics, and all the sprinters wore Nikes. I'm a heavy heel striker and a sprinter, so I've always preferred Nikes with really thick cushioning. They have gotten to be less of a serious shoe over the years, but they still have a few models that are worth trying out. The Pegasus is still worth the money. I run on Max 180s, walk around on Shox (don't run on them, not too stable), and use Frees (and old school Kukinis) for messing around. My wife loves Asics, but she's a distance person, not a 100m and hurdles jumper. Old school Huaraches were awesome if you can find them anywhere.
For basketball, I tried pretty much everything but always went back to some variation of an Air Flight or an Air Max.
For competition though, it didn't matter. Whatever was the lightest, fit the best, and had the best spike pattern was what mattered.
As far as wear and tear, the Nikes do tend to give out sooner now than before, but a pair will still least me a few years. In any case, I'll just get another pair. I figure that I'm supporting my uncle who's a big shot manager at one of the Nike factories back east.
For basketball, I tried pretty much everything but always went back to some variation of an Air Flight or an Air Max.
For competition though, it didn't matter. Whatever was the lightest, fit the best, and had the best spike pattern was what mattered.
As far as wear and tear, the Nikes do tend to give out sooner now than before, but a pair will still least me a few years. In any case, I'll just get another pair. I figure that I'm supporting my uncle who's a big shot manager at one of the Nike factories back east.
