As the previous thread on these shoes were all about the price, I thought I'd start a new one to get peoples thoughts on how this shoe actually runs.
I had my first run in them now. Some background - I have never tried any of Nikes 4% shoes (neither Vaporfly / Next % or Alphafly), as I have never got a hold of a pair. Wanted to try the Next % Tempos.
So far only 1 run, and my initial feeling was they feel really "cluncky". To start with they didnt feel smooth at all, and my gait felt kinda strange. Part of this I accredit to the fact that they are very wide on the forefoot. I tend to land abit on the outside of my forefeet, which feels strange wigh a pretty wide, stiff sole on the forefoot of the Tempos. The shoes also give quite a "stiff/Firm" ride, and are not as plush as some every-day trainers are (I dont think these are everyday trainers, though). One strange this was that my speed was noticably higher in these shows than my normal trainers. For the same effort (PE and HR) it almost felt as these shoes were 15 sec faster pr km (!). Im no speedy runner, and my everyday easy pace is around 5:00. When running in the tempos, my slow run was a steady 4:40-4:45, at same HR I usually hold during 5:00-runs. Hard to peg all this on the shoe, I figure, especially after just 1 run.
I did one fast Km just to try (or semi-fast - did a km a tad over 4/km. The felt much better for running fast than slogging away - this was probably the easiest sub 4:10 km I feel I have run.
In summary a really strange shoe - for me. It didnt really fell very smooth or fluid to run in, but at the same time the felt really fast! I also liked the good cushion under the forefoot. I often find shoes to have too much cushion in the heel, and too litle in the forefoot, so this was good or my toeballs:)
I had my first run in them now. Some background - I have never tried any of Nikes 4% shoes (neither Vaporfly / Next % or Alphafly), as I have never got a hold of a pair. Wanted to try the Next % Tempos.
So far only 1 run, and my initial feeling was they feel really "cluncky". To start with they didnt feel smooth at all, and my gait felt kinda strange. Part of this I accredit to the fact that they are very wide on the forefoot. I tend to land abit on the outside of my forefeet, which feels strange wigh a pretty wide, stiff sole on the forefoot of the Tempos. The shoes also give quite a "stiff/Firm" ride, and are not as plush as some every-day trainers are (I dont think these are everyday trainers, though). One strange this was that my speed was noticably higher in these shows than my normal trainers. For the same effort (PE and HR) it almost felt as these shoes were 15 sec faster pr km (!). Im no speedy runner, and my everyday easy pace is around 5:00. When running in the tempos, my slow run was a steady 4:40-4:45, at same HR I usually hold during 5:00-runs. Hard to peg all this on the shoe, I figure, especially after just 1 run.
I did one fast Km just to try (or semi-fast - did a km a tad over 4/km. The felt much better for running fast than slogging away - this was probably the easiest sub 4:10 km I feel I have run.
In summary a really strange shoe - for me. It didnt really fell very smooth or fluid to run in, but at the same time the felt really fast! I also liked the good cushion under the forefoot. I often find shoes to have too much cushion in the heel, and too litle in the forefoot, so this was good or my toeballs:)