You can't squash Nike's springy new sneaker soles

Slippers and running sneakers are two very different things. Both go on your feet, but slippers are flexible, sock-like shoes for luxuriating in your living room. On the other hand, sneakers are structured and stabilizing to support your foot as you pound the pavement. Nike's new Epic React running shoes fit like a slipper, but a sandwich of carefully crafted materials in the sole protect your feet and the tiny bones within from punishing pavement. The fresh kicks, which hit stores on February 2