Used Nike Vaporfly 4% in my last IM. Some friends have told me that they used the shoe for the first time in a race and they felt fantastic and faster with them since the first time, so I went with the same approach here (used the 4% for the first time in the IM race).
As it's a very expensive shoe with no more than 100 miles of durability, thought it made more sense to use it as racing shoe only.
Did a conservative IM ride, and the IM marathon felt very good only for the first third of it, after that my legs felt so sore that I could only walk for the remaining 2/3's of the run. This haven't happened in any of my IMs.
My preparation and race execution was the same or even better compared to previous IM events where I've had good runs.
Does the Vaporfly 4% shoes require time to adapt? If yes, I assume it changes by individuals, any estimate how long it could take? As I have mentioned above, some friends have told me they used it for the first time in a race and they didn't had any issues with it.
Could the difference be because I did my training in Salming low drop shoes, that adaptation is required? maybe due to change in running dynamics?
Also, do you think if I continue to train in the Nike Zoom Fly it is a good adaptation to race in the 4%? If I feel comfortable training in the Zoom Fly's there shouldn't be issues racing in the 4%'s?
Other less expensive shoes that could make me adapt to the 4%s?
As it's a very expensive shoe with no more than 100 miles of durability, thought it made more sense to use it as racing shoe only.
Did a conservative IM ride, and the IM marathon felt very good only for the first third of it, after that my legs felt so sore that I could only walk for the remaining 2/3's of the run. This haven't happened in any of my IMs.
My preparation and race execution was the same or even better compared to previous IM events where I've had good runs.
Does the Vaporfly 4% shoes require time to adapt? If yes, I assume it changes by individuals, any estimate how long it could take? As I have mentioned above, some friends have told me they used it for the first time in a race and they didn't had any issues with it.
Could the difference be because I did my training in Salming low drop shoes, that adaptation is required? maybe due to change in running dynamics?
Also, do you think if I continue to train in the Nike Zoom Fly it is a good adaptation to race in the 4%? If I feel comfortable training in the Zoom Fly's there shouldn't be issues racing in the 4%'s?
Other less expensive shoes that could make me adapt to the 4%s?