On Cloudflow

Salming Race. Awesome shoe; pretty much a flat but I'm comfortable using them for 1/2 IM or even longer.

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Saucony kinvara

Nike Next seems to be trending with the pros at Roth...

I race in the same shoes I train in.

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Saucony Type A8

I still use my Lunar Racers up to oly, but go with the Nike Epic React Flyknit for 70.3. It’s reasonably light at 7.5oz., super cushioned, and slips on with the laces tied (knit sock upper with no tongue).

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4% with elastic laces

I have some Nike Epic React shoes; the heel cup is too shallow for me, esp if I have an orthotic in. But thanks for the idea.

Such a bummer that Lunar Racers are no longer made; I bought a pair off Ebay last year; they must have been a knock off. Sole is firmer and the fit is tighter even though the same size.

Adidas Adizero Adios Boost. On my second pair now - keep them purely for races and love them! They work perfectly for me from anything from 5k to full marathon.

I obviously wouldn't mind trying the Nike 4% or Next% if the price tags weren't so off-putting.

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Thanks for bringing these up. I used to race in Adizero Adios; sweet shoe. When they went to that new foam material I tested them but they made my knees hurt.
That said, might be worth trying again.

Tried these but the sole is way too thin imo, lower legs seem to take quite the beating running in them. Love my Kinvara's tho

Saucony Fastwitch
Nike Streak
Sketchers Razor 3

are the three closest comps to lunarracers on the market. I am a lunarracer nerd and raced with all versions. These three are the closest substitutes I have come up with.

Did you weigh these or that is manufacturer quote?

I bought a digital scale to weigh all my shoes and found the manufacturer quotes to be WAY off. Worst were v1 of the non 4% nikes whatever these were called. These were 9.7 oz. ON Clouds are total pigs, too. AFAIK there is no flat <6.4 oz regardless of what manufacturer claims although I have not weighed the super light reeboks or Adidas which might

Same as I train in, New Balance Beacon. Nice cushion and very light, 7.5oz for US size 9.

Razor 3. Tried 25 different shoes and these worked best for me. Very happy....aside from aesthetics.

They come in at 8.04 and 8.42oz respectively on my scale in size 9.5. I'm always amazed at the variation between two shoes in a se (saw the same thing with my Freedoms ISOs)t; you would think mfg tolerances would be tighter.

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Distances <13.1: Brooks Launch
Distances >13.1: Brooks Ghost

Listen, you millionaires...Zoot Ultra TT 7.0. Clearance at $35. Carbon sole plate and other super fast design features way before the unobtainum Nike Vaporfly 4%. Thank me later.

To the Vaporfly haters: I have raced twice in them. Same races, one year later, and shaved 9% and 6% respectively off my run times. For me that is bang for the buck. Dunno if it is technology or psychology, but it has paid off.

+1 to the Skechers Razor 3. I use them for any run up to 10K. I haven't tried them in a 1/2 marathon or 70.3, but I plan to do a few long runs in them to see how my feet hold up in them for longer distances.

I also have a pair of the Gorun Ride 7's that I bought for ~$70 at the Houston Marathon expo. Great daily runner. Skechers seems to be pretty underrated when it comes to running shoes.

Those are big %s, congrats. How much of would you guess is down to being fitter? I suppose the other part is what shoe were you running in? I wonder how many people ran in a big, heavy shoe and this is just the first shoe that tempted them into something lighter and faster?

Carbon Rockets
Tracer 2

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