Frequently asked questions

A running gear finder. You answer questions about how you run, and we recommend shoes and other gear with the reasons behind each pick, its trade-offs, and alternatives worth considering.

Nothing. The profile and recommendations are free, with no purchase required.

Not today. Each pick includes a link to the manufacturer or another primary source (the "View source" link). There's no checkout and no shipping.

No. Mile Supply doesn't diagnose conditions, prevent injury, or replace advice from a qualified professional. If you tell us about a current injury, recommendations get more cautious — that's as far as it goes.

Less than 10 minutes. It starts at 8 short sections and only grows if you ask about more kinds of gear. You can save and come back.

No. You can answer the questions and see your recommendations without one. An account lets you come back to your profile and use the gear locker.

Yes. You can update your profile at any time.

Running shoes, apparel, socks, fuel, hydration, watches and accessories, recovery and race-day gear.

We remove the products your answers rule out, then compare the rest with your answers using written rules, one rule at a time. Each pick lists the reasons it matched. The full method is on How we recommend.

A short list you can act on is more useful than a long one. We also won't show two generations of the same model.

A product needs at least two matches that set it apart from the others in its category. When a category can't meet that bar for you, we say so instead of filling the list.

The reason relies on a product fact we haven't verified yet.

You answer questions about how you run and what you run in now. We remove the shoes your answers rule out, compare the rest with your answers using written rules, and show you up to three picks with the reasons for each. Start on the running shoe finder page.

We cover more than 220 road and trail shoes from about 20 brands, including ASICS, Brooks, Hoka, New Balance, Nike, Saucony, Salomon and Altra.

Yes. Tell us the width you need and shoes that aren't made in it are removed before anything is ranked.

Both. Road runners are shown road shoes and trail runners trail shoes. If you run both, we look at both, led by the surface you run most, unless you tell us which surface your next pair is for. Each surface has to clear the same bar, so you may see picks from only one.

You can skip those questions. The picks will rest on your other answers.

No. We don't assess your gait or arch, and we don't choose a shoe to treat or prevent a condition. If you tell us, from your own experience, that more supportive shoes reduce your discomfort, and ask us to take that into account, it can move stability shoes up your list. A specialty running store or a qualified professional can look at how you run.

No — we don't sell your information, and there's no ad network behind this. You can download everything you've told us at any time, and request erasure whenever you want; the Privacy Policy spells out exactly what we collect and why.

No. Your ZIP code never directly changes which products we recommend.

Yes. You can download a full export of your profile from your results page at any time. To have your data corrected or deleted, email [email protected].