Comments:
First allow me to explain the primary differences between the specialty store and Dick and Jane's Athletic Shoe Bonanza.  Specialty store owner involvement - they talk directly to sales reps, they know the intricacies of every shoe they sell.  The employees are almost always runners.  They have run competitively.  They know running and they know running shoes.  Taking a run around the block is par for the course.  If you are ever at a store that won't allow you to "test run" your shoes, you need to hi-tail it out of there, for your interest are not aligned.   Oh, and selection.  Whereas big box sells a variety of all shoes, they only carry a limited selection of running shoes. Specialty running stores only sell running shoes.  So if it wasn't obvious before, it should be obvious now.  If baby wants running shoes, then baby needs to get to a specialty running store.