PEOPLE RUN FOR ALL SORTS OF REASONS FOR SPORT, FOR HOBBY, FOR EXERCISE, AND THE ONLY THING YOU NEED TO DO IT IS A PAIR OF SHOES. BUT WITH SO MANY OPTIONS, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHOE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

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