Runner’s Dilemma #43 — Quality China?
Runner's Log | Runner's Dilemma #43 Quality China? A while ago, I was chatting with some people from my running club, and the topic of running shoes came up. “I bought the Red Hare directly from overseas. The reviews on Running Imba were good, so I thought I’d give it a try.” Others chimed in too. “Another runner, 00, has been raving about the Red Hare too.” “Oh? The shoes I’m wearing right now are a Chinese brand, too.” Then a friend my age, who was sitting with us, said: “China isn’t the old China anymore. Someone told me they call it ‘Quality China’ now.” (“Red Hare” is how Koreans call Li-Ning’s Chitu running shoe, named after a legendary horse. Running Imba is a Korean running YouTube channel.) It seems that people’s view of Chinese running shoes has changed a lot. Honestly, I hesitated at first, too, because they were made in China. But a while ago, I finally bought Li-Ning’s Red Hare directly from overseas for 115,000 won. Let me tell you why I chose Chinese running sh...
