SeventhUncle posted:

I just got a gym membership and I really need to replace my ratty old pair of sneakers.
I'm going to try my hand at running again (even though I find running to be one of the most boring forms of exercise in the world) but mostly I plan to do some lifting and some crossfit style stuff.

So I walked into a footlocker and realized that I had no idea what the difference between the shoes was. Since I didn't trust the sales person not to try to upsell me on useless junk I turned around and walked out.

I don't need anything fancy and I don't care about logos or which celebrity endorses the shoes but if there are features that actually increase comfort or safety I'm willing to spend a bit extra on it.

The internet has lots of advice and I'm pretty suspicious of a lot of it. So instead I'm going to ask a bunch of Internet Goons what they think.