The Kona Running Shoe count is up on Lava http://lavamagazine.com/...-asics-for-top-spot/
This is the only Shoe count I post live. All others, including Tokyo, Boston and London this year are saved for the fine folks at the running shoe brands.
Some interesting things I saw this year while doing the count.
1. Outside of a few shoes, almost all of Nike is the Zoom Vapofly 4% or the "training" version.
2. The dominant single shoe is the Saucony Kinvara.
3. If I reported this as an actual count Asics would end with 1/2 and Hoka would end with 1/2. There was a runner who went by with a Hoka One One Bondi on one foot and an Asics Kayano on the other foot. Guessing a leg length issue.
4. It still amazes me that I see old shoes on course. Yes I understand that all runners like to stock up on their favorite shoes but that's not exactly what I'm talking about. I saw adidas shoes with technology that hasn't been used for 6 years. The Kswiss models were from when they were actually making running shoes. If you were one of these athletes, explain it for us. I'd like to understand this better. Are you stocking up or are you simply just racing in the shoe once or twice a year.
Nice work Hoka One One.
Dave Jewell
Free Run Speed
This is the only Shoe count I post live. All others, including Tokyo, Boston and London this year are saved for the fine folks at the running shoe brands.
Some interesting things I saw this year while doing the count.
1. Outside of a few shoes, almost all of Nike is the Zoom Vapofly 4% or the "training" version.
2. The dominant single shoe is the Saucony Kinvara.
3. If I reported this as an actual count Asics would end with 1/2 and Hoka would end with 1/2. There was a runner who went by with a Hoka One One Bondi on one foot and an Asics Kayano on the other foot. Guessing a leg length issue.
4. It still amazes me that I see old shoes on course. Yes I understand that all runners like to stock up on their favorite shoes but that's not exactly what I'm talking about. I saw adidas shoes with technology that hasn't been used for 6 years. The Kswiss models were from when they were actually making running shoes. If you were one of these athletes, explain it for us. I'd like to understand this better. Are you stocking up or are you simply just racing in the shoe once or twice a year.
Nice work Hoka One One.
Dave Jewell
Free Run Speed