Genuinely curious, what's in your shoe rack right now, and why isn't it Indian?
Been running in Bangalore for the past year and something's been bothering me.
Every serious runner I know trains in New Balance, Brooks, Asics, or Saucony. All imported. All ₹8,000–15,000. And the Indian options, Decathlon, Campus, Vector X, Nivia nobody serious actually uses them for training.
There's this massive gap and nobody's filling it. No Indian brand at ₹4,000–7,000 that a marathoner would actually trust.
I'm trying to understand whether this problem is real or just me, so I put together 8 questions, takes 3 minutes.
If you run seriously (or even semi-seriously), I'd genuinely love your take. I'll share all the findings back with everyone who fills it, including what Indian runners actually pay, what they trust, and what it would take to switch.
Not selling anything. Not a brand pitch. Just trying to understand the market before building something, and this community would know better than anyone.