The only so-called “catch” is that these deals will sell out fast — certainly before the Black Friday shopping crew shows up. If you want to get ahead of the holiday shopping craze, grab a new go-to pair of shoes for summer, fall, winter and spring ...

Fall is in the air which means holiday shopping is right around the corner. While there are plenty of great gift ideas for runners out there, nothing tops the right pair of shoes. That said, never pay full price for the shoes you want the most. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals starting earlier and lasting longer, you won’t have to.

You can tell if a shoe has that support by doing a “twist test,” where you hold the shoe on the ends and try to twist it like you’re wringing out a washcloth. “The stiffer the shoe, the better,” Lockwood says. BTW, all of the shoes we chose passed the twist test.