Running shoes in Guangzhou?

[teaforme]

Hi All,

Another random question about getting things in Guangzhou. I'm trying to get running shoes. Not the bling, hip-hop baller sort, but for actual running.

Any suggestions? Extra bonus points for places that do actual shoe fittings where they examine your gait and all.

Thanks in advance!

[BrandeX]

You'd likely get the same service anywhere I might guess. (spent about 4 monts looking for shoes this last summer) Which is to say, just someone bringin you a box with whatever number on it you ask for haha. I guess I would suggest trying in Tianhe Sports Center (Tiyu Zhong Xin), across the street from Teemall/Grandview mall. It has various athletic and shoe stores. I eventually ended up getting a "cheap" pair of Anta's (wow why are shoes so expensive in China! (despite being made here, it seems minimum $50 US a pair for ones not made of plastic and glue).

[teaforme]

Thanks for the reply. I'll look into it.

And I agree about the pricing of shoes. It's either 40 kuai shoes that last for 4 weeks or 400 kuai sneakers. Not a lot of in-between with pricing....