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[cavs13]

The number one Sports and Fitness Company in the world is looking for serious athletes to test out new product before it goes to market. You must meet the following requirements:
1. Must be at least 18 years old.
2. Must live in the USA.
3. Must run at least 30 miles a week.
4. Must be able to keep a log of daily shoe wear.
5. Must be able to fill out periodic paperwork and return it to us by the specified deadlines.
This is not an easy way to get free shoes. This is a serious responsibility that should not be taken lightly, and that not everyone can handle. The shoes must be returned to us for evaluation at the end of every test. Our goal is to produce the best athletic footwear in the world and you can help us. For more information, please email me at sarah.sowers@nike.com with Run-Down in the subject line.

[Dan]

Sarah, thanks for sharing that. I've been in Nike's field testing program since about '95 and can vouch for it being very worthwhile.

Did you forget to mention the all-important #6 (size 9 shoes for men), or is that "restriction" being relaxed at present?

Dan

p.s. What brought you to Run-Down? I'm always curious what the site's visibility is like within the running industry... If you see Aaron Yetman (my current field testing contact), say hi for me.

[cavs13]

Dan,

For runners, the most common sizes tested now are 9,9.5,10 men's and 7,7.5 women's. We also occasionally test men's size 11.

As far as how I found your site, I can't say for sure which page I found the link on. I did a search on Google and looked through a lot of running sites. Your's looked like one of the most visited and viable forums.

Thanks for the plug,
Sarah

[Guest]

I'd be interested, but I'm 16 and I don't live in the US

I'm size 10 though