Favourite race-day running shoe?

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What are folks using for race-day running shoes?
Looking for something easy to slip on, neutral, and comfortable.
Have been using the Nike Lunaracer 3’s but they stopped making them a few years ago.
Love those shoes - light, cushiony, neutral and easy to slip on.
Sprint - 1/2 IM distance.

Thanks

  • Twain
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On Cloudflow
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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
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Nike Next seems to be trending with the pros at Roth…

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I race in the same shoes I train in.

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Saucony Type A8
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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
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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).

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.

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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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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.

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.

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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

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What are folks using for race-day running shoes?
Looking for something easy to slip on, neutral, and comfortable.
Have been using the Nike Lunaracer 3’s but they stopped making them a few years ago.
Love those shoes - light, cushiony, neutral and easy to slip on.
Sprint - 1/2 IM distance.

Thanks

  • Twain

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.

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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).

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

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

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

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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).

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

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
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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.