Walking Shoes for Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk

Question
I will be walking the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in Nov. and am starting to train.  They suggest that we buy 2 good pairs of shoes and alturnate during training and the walk.  Can you suggest a good brand of walking shoes.

Thanks, Kate

Answer
First, I always recommend running shoes for walkers, for many reasons I won't go into right now.

If you lived in the Dallas area, I could help you directly. Lacking that, you need to go to a specialty running store in your area. The reason is that there is no single best running shoe for everyone. All of the top manufacturers (Brooks, New Balance, Nike, Asics, Addidas, Mizuno, Saucony) make quality running shoes and the best one for you depends on the characteristics of your feet and stride. And only a knowledgeable associate at such a store can help you discover those characteristics.