umm honestly it depends on how you run. i don't like running in frees, any of them, although i have some. i think the free run 2 is a great looking shoe and will probably get a pair or two more for casual wear. i run in zoom moires which they no longer make but i stocked up on a few pair. i absolutely hate shox and i hate zigs as well. the way they feel and the old technology in them are crap to me, but then that's me. i honestly say go into a store and try them out but it depends on what type of usage you want out of them and how you run.