I'm new to running and wanted a good stable yet comfortable shoe for those slower, easy runs to train in. It also rains often so I wanted something waterproof. These are comfortable but I found them to be smaller and more narrow so after about 4-5km running in these, I felt some discomfort in my toes running. Waterproof wise, these are great. I wore them in the rain and my socks were dry. Haven't tried them in a torrential pour or puddles yet but I think they would hold up relatively okay. I am usually a size 6.5-7 US, and typically wear a 7. for reference, I have tried on the Evo SL size 7 and found them pretty big. The toe box was pretty long and there was a lot of space. In these shoes, I have maybe a 1/2 inch of space at the top, and my toes touch the sides in terms of width.