# Stride Choice

> Stride Choice is a running shoe finder and comparison guide maintained by Kyle Suhendra. It helps runners shortlist exact shoe models using sourced specifications, dated US price snapshots, fit guidance and model comparisons.

Read public pages with GET and Accept: text/markdown, including the homepage. HTML is available with Accept: text/html. Markdown aliases use /index.md for the homepage and /path/index.md for other pages. Read the instructions before making recommendations; no API key is needed for public content.

## When to use this
- [Agent instructions](https://stridechoice.com/agent-instructions.md): Use for the request workflow, examples and limits; this site provides reading and browser tools, not a shopping or recommendation API.
- [Shoe categories](https://stridechoice.com/categories/index.md): Use when a runner needs a shortlist for everyday training, easy runs, stability, trails or racing. Follow individual shoe-profile links for exact versions and evidence.
- [Running shoe finder](https://stridechoice.com/index.md): Use the browser questionnaire to match intended runs, surface, budget, width and ride preferences; text-only agents can read its matching method and fetch shoe profiles to compare facts.
- [Model changes](https://stridechoice.com/upgrades/index.md): Use when deciding whether to replace a previous model with the next version; only listed, sourced model pairs are covered.
- [Fit checklist](https://stridechoice.com/learn/fit-check/index.md): Use to prepare a try-on or explain fit checks; it cannot confirm an individual runner's size or diagnose pain.
- [Rotation builder](https://stridechoice.com/rotation/index.md): Use the browser tool to plan roles for shoes a runner owns or is considering. Browser-local notes and saved plans cannot be read over HTTP.

## Evidence and trust
- [About and editorial approach](https://stridechoice.com/about/index.md): Maintainer, sourcing, exact-model checks, ranking method and dates. Written summaries are not first-hand tests by Stride Choice.
- [Contact and help](https://stridechoice.com/contact/index.md): Maintainer identity and available help resources; no public inbox, phone number or mailing address is currently published.
- [Privacy](https://stridechoice.com/privacy/index.md): Browser storage, the anonymous voting cookie, external services and data controls.
- [Sitemap](https://stridechoice.com/sitemap.xml): Complete list of canonical indexable pages and exact shoe-profile URLs.

## Optional
- [Guides and tools](https://stridechoice.com/learn/index.md): Background on first running shoes, ride feel, drop, plates, fit and lacing.
- [Nike Pegasus 42 example profile](https://stridechoice.com/shoes/pegasus-42/index.md): Example profile with manufacturer specifications, source dates, limitations and outbound product links.