Work-Shoes? Predicament, Need Advice (Read 577 times)

I work at a clothing distributor, and I'm what's called a picker. I scan boxes and get a bin location which I hurriedly race off to, either sprint-walking, jogging or just plain running. I have to take off down a walkway and cut sharply,left or right, down the dest. isle. The floors are concrete of course, and I stay at this 8 hours, plus, cutting, dodging and weaving, coming to abrupt stops and starts. I'm trying to reduce the chance of injuries from my regular running routine, and I'm worried about this eXtra stress. My feet hurt, balls and heals feel like I've stepped on a rock.[moderate pain] I currently wear Nike Shox, worn but not worn-out. But I believe I need some extremely good shoes to protect my feet and knees. I need your suggestions. I'm 5'9, 165, and neutral, mod. to high arch and move like a spider-monkey. Do I need something for stability with the basketball type movements I'm making? Thanks in advance, Ricky

Come on people, how about some suggestions?? I need to buy some shoes this weekend before work on Monday? Thanks

Hiking shoes? They now make light-weight "boots" which are amazingly light, and dont come up past your ankles (hence shoes and not boots) and provide more ankle support than regular shoes. And from experience, they are really easy to break-in. (My hiking boots died on me 36 hours before I left the country for a vacation which included some day-hikes and a 4-day trek. Ick!)