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A customer runs on the treadmill as a Nike employee configures an iPad that analyzes her strides and recommends a specific shoe based on the data.

If you’re looking for that perfect pair of running shoes, Nike has some new technology at its re-designed downtown store in Seattle that can help you out.

The shoe giant re-opened its store — formerly called Niketown and now simply “Nike Seattle” — at Sixth Avenue and Pike Street on Thursday and one of the new features is a run analysis station that uses a treadmill and an iPad to assess an individual’s stride and recommend the proper shoe.

I just tried the new service out, and it reminded me of having my swimming stroke analyzed earlier this month — although in this case, I was using cameras and technology to find a better-fitting shoe versus improving my running form.

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Jon, a Nike employee, started off the process by asking me a few questions like how many miles I ran per week, what type of surface I typically run on, what my running goals were, what type of shoe I was currently using, and if I preferred a soft cushion-like shoe or a more firm, responsive feel. From there, he measured how long and wide my feet were, and checked to see what my foot arch was like.

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Based on this preliminary information, Jon grabbed two pairs of shoes for me to try on. One seemed to fit better than the other, so I laced up and hopped on the treadmill.

Jon set up his iPad directly behind me and started recording once I began running in place. He soon moved to my right side to record my stride from the side.

After about one minute of running, we sat down and Jon showed me the footage in slow motion while making annotations to measure different aspects of my stride like pronation, rotation, and how my foot hit the ground. The app then crunched the information and recommended three different Nike shoes based on my running form and what type of shoes I was already testing.

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Jon then walked me over to the running shoe area so I could get a closer look at the shoes the app recommended, as well as a few others he thought might fit well. I had the option of trying on a new pair and heading back to the treadmill to see how the shoes felt and if my stride differed on camera.

Overall, I liked being able to see my stride on camera and also get a feel for the shoes while actually running. It was nice having both Nike’s app and an employee recommend shoes based on data that was specific to me. Your data is stored in the cloud via a Nike+ account — including video — which is beneficial if you plan on coming back to do another analysis down the line.

I recommend giving this new technology a try if you’re looking to learn more about running shoes that properly fit your feet and stride.

Check out more photos of the re-designed store below. You’ll notice a couple banners spotlighting Nike’s app and mounted touchscreen monitors set to Nike.com  — if you find something in the store but Nike isn’t carrying your size or color scheme, the company will ship it to you from its stock for free.

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