{"id":35,"date":"2026-10-28T17:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/how-to-find-your-running-shoe\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:40:32","slug":"how-to-find-your-running-shoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/how-to-find-your-running-shoe\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find your running shoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it\u2019s your first purchase or you\u2019re adding to a collection you love, a little planning goes a long way. Here\u2019s what our team looks at before recommending anything to a customer.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start with how you\u2019ll use it<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about where and how often you\u2019ll use it. Something you reach for every day deserves a bigger share of your budget than something you\u2019ll use once a month, and the right choice often depends more on your routine than on the spec sheet.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/stride-slide-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/stride-slide-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/stride-slide-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/stride-slide-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/stride-slide-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/stride-slide-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A good choice fits the way you live.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to look for<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Materials and build quality you can see and feel<\/li><li>Honest reviews from people who use it the way you will<\/li><li>A fair returns policy, in case it isn\u2019t right<\/li><li>Support when you have a question later<\/li><\/ul><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buy once, buy well. The best value is the thing you use every day.<\/p><cite>The Stride team<\/cite><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Still not sure?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell our chat assistant what you need and it will compare options from our range for you. You can also browse the shop by category.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/shop\/\">Browse the shop<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What our team looks at before recommending anything, and the questions worth asking before you buy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottowebsolutions.com\/solis\/stride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}