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Have tested numerous times by HR, PE and Power with Stryd
Noticeable speed increase with 4% at same PE, HR and power VS Hoka Clifton 4
Little to no increase in speed with Next % VS Hoka Clifton 4
Anyone else experiencing anything like this?
I wish it were the other way around because I have a new pair of Next and am on the last mikes I believe in the 4%
Have heard there are fake Next %. Just wondering
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MrTri123: Jan 17, 20 14:24
Where did you buy them from?
What is your weight v height and what pace do you run at? I have read a lot on here about people saying how amazing the are even when they run so slow. My findings as a 6' tall 180 pound 82kg athlete that at 5'/km they have no advantage and as I get faster they feel like they are a better shoe. I have run several 70.3 races in various conditions including in the heat and a lot I was around 5'/km pace and the 4% is just a soft shoe. I ran several 70.3 races in warm conditions and ran around 4'30"/km pace and it was a good shoe but a 70.3 in the rain/cool at 4'/km pace and wow they are an amazing shoe setting my fastest ever 70.3 time. I am comparing that against the Hoka Clayton and Cavu that I used to race in.
As for the Next% they feel like they give a greater energy return at a slower speed but apart from an IM haven't run a 70.3 in them to compare.
Personally I feel unless you are maybe a lighter runner you may get some advantage at slower pace and may vary a little between athletes but unless you are a faster runner you aren't getting the advantages the shoe can and claims to offer.
Are you recalibrating the stryd every time? Without that, those power metrics aren't going to be valid
Just to add some experience data:
I am at least as fast with the next% compared with the 4%.
And I would say I am about 4% faster on any distance, whether 1km or a marathon, than with any other shoe I ever ran.