Running shoes

Lately I had been noticing that my running shoes were not as comfortable. It seemed odd since I didn't have that many miles on them (about 250) so I just figured it was me but the shoes were fine. Last week after my run my foot was sore and it hurt to walk on. I decided to see if it was the distance I was running or the shoe so for my next run I used my old running shoes. While the run still wasn't pleasant with old running shoes it was a lot better and my foot didn't hurt. It was clear at this point that I needed to pay the money and get new shoes. Running is not a huge sport here like it is in the States so I wasn't sure where I was going to go to buy new shoes. In the States you can go to running shops where they will watch you run to see if you are a over/under pronate or if you are neutral and if you are a heel striker etc. to tell you what they think could be a good shoe for you. I wanted that same thing here since I am now running 8-11 miles at a time and I want a shoe that will feel good on longer runs. I didn't think it would be possible to find that here but fortunately there is one shop that does it. I was excited to find this shop online but I still didn't have high hopes....was the shop still in business?, will they speak English?, Can I convey what I want in Czech?, will they really know what they are talking about?...my internal questions went on and on. I went to the shop on Friday which is across town. The shop was great. The guy there spoke English and was very helpful. I tried on a few pairs of shoes and ended up with a new pair of Asics. It will be my first pair of Asics and I'm hoping that they will last longer than my most recent pair of Nike. Anyway, it was a surprisingly pleasant expereince at the shoe store. The guy also told me that there is a group of people that run together once a week and that I was welcome to join them. While I probably won't join them it is nice to know there is a running group here if I want to get involved.