I used to be a very active runner, competing in Cross Country and Track in high school and college. I was not really loyal to any brand and tried most of what was available in the 70s and 80s – Nike, Asics, Saucony, New Balance, etc. In decades of running there was only one shoe that I would call “terrible” and that I could definitively blame for leading to an injury. That was a pair of Turntecs. Just awful. I can remember trying to be tough and run through the pain they were causing, because that’s what was considered “manly”. The Turntec shoes injured me.
my turntecs were just awesome. i would purchase another pair if the company were still in business. they didn’t fall apart after years of use as jay claimed, and i have no idea what benny is talking about. i don’t think it was the turntec shoes that injured you, it must have been something else. i remember one time i called brooks to complain about having a lump in the sole of a shoe i had purchased. they refunded my purchase, but i’ve always felt like a fool not being able to tell the difference between a callous and a manufacturing defect
My Turntec shoes fell apart the second time I wore them. Sole came off.
I used to be a very active runner, competing in Cross Country and Track in high school and college. I was not really loyal to any brand and tried most of what was available in the 70s and 80s – Nike, Asics, Saucony, New Balance, etc. In decades of running there was only one shoe that I would call “terrible” and that I could definitively blame for leading to an injury. That was a pair of Turntecs. Just awful. I can remember trying to be tough and run through the pain they were causing, because that’s what was considered “manly”. The Turntec shoes injured me.
my turntecs were just awesome. i would purchase another pair if the company were still in business. they didn’t fall apart after years of use as jay claimed, and i have no idea what benny is talking about. i don’t think it was the turntec shoes that injured you, it must have been something else. i remember one time i called brooks to complain about having a lump in the sole of a shoe i had purchased. they refunded my purchase, but i’ve always felt like a fool not being able to tell the difference between a callous and a manufacturing defect