Why "Noosa" ? Sounds like "noose."

Sweet colors. What type of shoe? (neutral, stability, etc) ?

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Named for Noosa, Australia- home to one of the largest (if not the largest...) triathlons in the world.

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My friend has a pair the "assics" (aussie pronunciation) logo glows in the dark... besides that he looks like a flaming idiot wearing them.

"What type of shoe? (neutral, stability, etc) ?"

No idea. I just got handed them to do a few quick photos. I had to give them right back.... :(

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would you please find out?

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checking.....

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Not on the asics website but...


http://www.roadrunnersports.com/...471#long_description

The official description says it is a racing flat designed "to meet the needs of triathletes".

It's barefoot specific and comes with elastic laces according to the Asics website, although I don;t know that the ones I had for 10 minutes (or less...) had elastic laces in them. I didn't check. They were multi-colored.

Here is the link to the Asics America website page about that very shoe:

http://www.asicsamerica.com/...ATEGORY_ID=250001538

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Ahh they are under racing, didn't expect that. 10.3 ounces seems damn heavy for a racing flat.

wow. unless a person was really fast, i'm not sure how you pull it off. i love my bright shoes, but i don't think i could pull those off.

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They're built on the same platform as the DS-Trainer.

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Shawn, I don't know much about running shoes. I am in Kayanos. Would these Noosas be an ok one for me or no?

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For races? Yes. I, too, run in Kayanos but I'm switching to DS-Trainers as the minimalist running craze ebbs a bit. I feel faster and lighter in the DS-Trainers, and haven't noticed any ill effects; granted, I run for no more than an hour in them but my longer runs in Kayanos feel like drudgery now.. You, dear, are fast enough to make these shoes work, and it seems they're stable enough to work for you.

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My wife says the shoes "look like someone on an acid trip threw up on those shoes"!! Now I KNOW we have a drug problem in the US.

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As a racing shoe, possibly. But probably not as a daily training shoe.

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I have a pair of Noosa's that I bought in Europe (they weren't sold in the US) a couple years back, they feature triathlete comic book art! No glow in the dark, though...may have to get the new model!

They were a booger to get in the U.S. until this year I think.

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GAAAH, MY EYES!!!

THE GOGGLES, THEY DO NOTHING!

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I saw them at the Running Shop in Tucson around early November. There was a thread on these shoes last year sometime.

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The official description says it is a racing flat designed "to meet the needs of triathletes".

By that, they mean marked up 200%?

You must have massive hip flexors from lifting a pair of 13oz shoes during run workouts!

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It's like a clown swallowed a box of wax crayons, OD-ed, and threw up on his kicks.

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If they made this is Clown Shoe size, that would be even awesomer.

That's awesome! Mine said, "It looks like the '80s exploded."

hmmm is that why my hips are usually sore? heavy (ounces?!) of shoes?

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I just puked up a stomach full of Skittles.....

.......and it landed on my feet.

Those shoes Rock!!

Thanks for sharing Tom

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I have them, and "slow as molasses" would be how I would characterize my running style, so feel free to make fun of me as I go by. I ran a half marathon in them about two weeks ago, and got a lot of complements. Basically just crazy looking DS Trainers without the new Heel Retention System.

So, some stability.

Though the "for triathletes" tag is a little misleading. They supposedly have drain holes and are stitched to be more comfortable barefoot. But strangely, no heel loop to make them easy to pull on.

They do glow in the dark though, so that is awesome.

You got a lot of "Complements"?

I bet you did!
Thanks for the laugh....

I thought the whole metrosexual thing was dead?

No drain holes, just a very open upper. You can pour sand or even fine gravel straight into the shoe through the toes. Medial side of the tongue is stitched to the inside of the shoe, so no tongue wash, and the liner is glued to the shoe so it won't slip.

Very nice shoe, but its main selling point for triathletes is the color, not the function. It does nothing that a number of other, less expensive shoes on the market don't do.

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Shawn, I don't know much about running shoes. I am in Kayanos. Would these Noosas be an ok one for me or no?

The offer some stability, but your feet are more free than with the Kayanos and they are lighter. You should give them a try, you'll love the weight difference and will not lose too much support.



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I'm referring to the Assics DS-Trainers. If the Noosas are based on them, then, I guess the only difference is the colors.

I think glow in the darkness seals the deal.

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