As I’ve gotten more and more into endurance sports, I’ve been learning more about what is and isn’t needed for gear, nutrition, training, etc. I’ve also learned that I’ve made a lot of mistakes with my running shoes since I started running back in 2016.
Fast forward to present day, I’m still trying to figure out what super shoe is best for me. I train in Saucony Triumphs, which I like a lot. I also will do some tempo-based runs in Carbon X3’s, which I’m not a huge fan of - I have ran all of my races in Nike Alphafly 1's, with the exception of my Ironmans, which I wore Saucony Triumphs.
The one and only marathon I ran in my Nikes (October 2023), they left a massive and very painful blister on my left foot. I also just raced a 15k and they hurt the arch in my left foot as well.
I’ve put about 150 miles on them since I first got them back in April 2022. With that being said, I’m trying to figure out what my next pair of carbon-plated super shoes will me. It's very impressive to me how much faster of a runner I am in my Nikes compared to my Sauconys. However, I’m really not a fast runner at all, but they certainly help. I am a woman in my mid-30's, and my race PR times are the following, if that puts anything into perspective
Ironman Marathon PR: 04:42
Marathon PR: 03:58
Half-Marathon PR: 01:48
5k PR: 00:22:03
I really do like my Nikes, but don’t want to deal with blisters or arch pain - I have somewhat flat feet, which may be a contributing factor. I plan on waiting until February/March to buy my next pair of shoes considering I won’t need them until April and want to wait until newer editions come out, but I’m at a loss of what to get. I don’t want to buy and return 10 different pairs of shoes just to figure out what I like the best. A local university's kinesiology lab offers a gait analysis, so I’ve considered that, but any help regarding what and how to decide would be great.
I’ve considered the following:
-Nike Alphafly
-Nike Vaporfly
-Asics Metaspeed Sky
-Asics Metaspeed Edge
-Saucony Endorphin Elite
-Adidas Adizero Prime X 2
Pros/cons, or thoughts regarding how you all figured out which shoe to get? Thank you in advance.
Fast forward to present day, I’m still trying to figure out what super shoe is best for me. I train in Saucony Triumphs, which I like a lot. I also will do some tempo-based runs in Carbon X3’s, which I’m not a huge fan of - I have ran all of my races in Nike Alphafly 1's, with the exception of my Ironmans, which I wore Saucony Triumphs.
The one and only marathon I ran in my Nikes (October 2023), they left a massive and very painful blister on my left foot. I also just raced a 15k and they hurt the arch in my left foot as well.
I’ve put about 150 miles on them since I first got them back in April 2022. With that being said, I’m trying to figure out what my next pair of carbon-plated super shoes will me. It's very impressive to me how much faster of a runner I am in my Nikes compared to my Sauconys. However, I’m really not a fast runner at all, but they certainly help. I am a woman in my mid-30's, and my race PR times are the following, if that puts anything into perspective
Ironman Marathon PR: 04:42
Marathon PR: 03:58
Half-Marathon PR: 01:48
5k PR: 00:22:03
I really do like my Nikes, but don’t want to deal with blisters or arch pain - I have somewhat flat feet, which may be a contributing factor. I plan on waiting until February/March to buy my next pair of shoes considering I won’t need them until April and want to wait until newer editions come out, but I’m at a loss of what to get. I don’t want to buy and return 10 different pairs of shoes just to figure out what I like the best. A local university's kinesiology lab offers a gait analysis, so I’ve considered that, but any help regarding what and how to decide would be great.
I’ve considered the following:
-Nike Alphafly
-Nike Vaporfly
-Asics Metaspeed Sky
-Asics Metaspeed Edge
-Saucony Endorphin Elite
-Adidas Adizero Prime X 2
Pros/cons, or thoughts regarding how you all figured out which shoe to get? Thank you in advance.
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BigDoeRehab: Dec 19, 23 6:40