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Originally Posted by KDCat
People always recommend getting fitted for shoes at a running store, but I didn't have a good experience with my local running store. The owner (who is legend in the St. Louis running community) put me in shoes that were really inappropriate for me. I did my own research and found shoes that worked a lot better.
YMMV
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Shrug. With all my years of experience, I believe a beginner is way better off going to a fitter at least once to get an idea of what variety of shoe they need (neutral, stability, motion control...) In any situation there are bound to be people who have a bad experience -- that doesn't make it a bad idea.
ETA that any actual running store worth its salt will let you try your shoes on several runs and exchange them for a different pair if you don't like them.