I ordered a pair of Newton's Distance shoes (the cushioning race version) last Tuesday and got them on Friday (standard shipping). When I first put them on I noticed that there was very little heel, but a big built up area under my forefoot. I went out for about two miles in them and thought they felt strange on level ground, but great running up hill. Saturday I did a local 8 mile time trial on my Cervelo and then did a very casual 4 mile jog in them, and really wasn't sure what to think of them. Today I ran a 10K race and averaged 7:06 minute miles, my fastest 10K race last year was at a 7:16 minute a mile pace with a good pair of Asics racing shoes, both courses were similar in nature and weather. With a N=1, I have run 10 seconds a mile faster with the Newtons then last year's best pace. So far, so good. Do other ST's out there have any race results with these shoes? Tim
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [cervelorider]
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [cervelorider]
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I can't stand inane posts like yours. I always like the casual relationships people ascribe to equipment when in reality there are so many variables that influenced how you ran today compared to how you ran last year. I also love the pseudo-science language people use to qualify their results. "With an N = 1, my experience is this."
Thanks for that story though. Hey at least you are faster than last year, who knows how much faster you would have been had you used your Asics. Perhaps maybe even 20 seconds per mile faster.
Thanks for that story though. Hey at least you are faster than last year, who knows how much faster you would have been had you used your Asics. Perhaps maybe even 20 seconds per mile faster.
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [DoubleTrouble]
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i agree. maybe he should run his next race in ascics and see if he is faster than last year. its hard to judge year to year with a year of training in between.
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [DoubleTrouble]
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"I can't stand people like you"
"I can't stand inane posts like yours."
Lighten up.
"I can't stand inane posts like yours."
Lighten up.
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [DoubleTrouble]
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That wasn't my take on his post. He wasn't jumping to conclusions, just sharing anecdotes.
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [DoubleTrouble]
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I cant stand posts from whiny self important jackoffs
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [DoubleTrouble]
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1). No where in his post did he say his results were because of the Newtons.
2). He made a point of saying, hey, this is the only data point I have...so that people could see he wasn't drawing conclusions.
3). Learn how to spell "causal".
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2). He made a point of saying, hey, this is the only data point I have...so that people could see he wasn't drawing conclusions.
3). Learn how to spell "causal".
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [spot]
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Maybe he was saying that he likes casual relationships? :)
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [cervelorider]
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Thanks for the post. n=1 might be a poor sampling, but it is 100% of your sampling and that is all we know at this post. Like all post, we take yoours for what it is. Keep racing hard and sharing your info!
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [cervelorider]
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Ok, I'll bite. I don't run a lot of 5ks, but I ran one a few weeks ago in my Newtons. My previous best time for a 5k, set last June, was 24:35. (Yes, I'm slow). 2 weeks ago, with Newtons, my 5k time was 23:37. Was the faster time because of the Newtons? Almost certainly not - I ran lots more this winter than I ever have, I weigh slightly less now than I did last June, the day was cooler, etc. However, I love the shoes, and improving my 5k time by almost a minute made me love them even more.
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [txvet]
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I also bought a pair and Im going to do some time trials in my training plan with the exact same course and same place in training week and go back and forth between Newtons and other pair just to see was transpires. Time will tell!!!
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [txvet]
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [txvet]
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Kristen: great race! your training is going well. Which IM are you doing? Louisville? are you getting your long rides in? you are welcome to join us for a ride any Sunday.
keep me posted on the Newtons. With my biomechanical problems i have been hesitant to try them. i wouldn't mind running faster though.
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keep me posted on the Newtons. With my biomechanical problems i have been hesitant to try them. i wouldn't mind running faster though.
Jana
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Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [jana]
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they put a lot of strain on my calves and achilles...i already run on the balls of my feet
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [Willrace4food]
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You seem to be Bad At Reading. I highlighted the relevant portion for you to practice on.
Re: FIRST RACE IN NEWTON'S [DoubleTrouble]
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yeah... is that kinda like your inane posts awhile back critiquing the aero position of professionals that actually make a living swinging their leg over a bike!?!
I simply thought about what Newtons might feel like and went 5 seconds faster on my training route yesterday at the same heart rate average. I know, its N = 1, but it worked!
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