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Testing the new Brooks Levitate: Can this high-tech shoe actually make me happy to run?

Some sneaker companies want me to “Just Do It.” But what if I don’t want to do it? I’m not into it today, it wasn’t fun yesterday, and generally it is not all that rewarding. In fact, it would be nice to eat pizza and watch TV right about now. Brooks Running, the 100-year-old shoe company headquartered near Seattle’s Gas Works Park, thinks there can be joy in it — if we’re talking exercise — and the company’s slogan even encourages customers to “Run Happy.” Can a breakthrough in technology help deliver some of that happiness? I went for a short… Read More

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