I was wondering if most of the people out here race in different shoes than what they normally train on. And if so, I’m looking into purchasing a pair of racing flats and wanted to see what works best for them on race day. I know it all depends on what works best for your build, stride, pronation, etc, but I wanted to gather some ideas before trying some on. Thanks!
I think most people train in bigger heavier shoes that will provide more support and then race in lighter flats. I train in various Asics like the Kayno (sp?) and the Kinsei, but I race in Newtons. P.S. If you want a lot of haters and flamers to come out of the wood work just include the word “Newton” in your post even if it has nothing to do with shoes. Tim
I’ve finally found a shoe that works for me so I use it for both training and racing.
I’ve come out of marathons hobbled from foot problems due to lack of mileage put in in my race shoes (that’s the causal agent in my opinion). Therefor, now I find the lightest shoe I can consistently put the miles in while training (DS trainer) and use it in races as well. I’ll just have a newer pair that’s just been broken in for races. If it’s shorter races say, half irons or half marathons, using different race and training shoes shouldn’t be a problem. But in my case I have had issues with anything longer.
I train in Nike Air Zoom Vomero and Nike Free 5.0V2’s. I race in Nike Zoom Waffle XC V’s.
And, I’ve never even seen a Newton.
I use heavier shoes when I’m training than when I’m racing. Training I’ll use Nike or Saucony. Racing I use Puma H-street racing flats (hot pink and black). It took a couple of races to get them broke in, but I love them.
I used to have lots and lots (and lots) or IT band issues (Stability/Bad foot strike issues), once I got those under control running in a very stable shoe (~ 2 years racing/training in the same shoe) I have changed over to Mizuno Wave Inspire 3’s, which are still a bit bulky but not AS bulky for training, I go the total opposite running in Nike Air Zoom Katana Racer II’s (very light, minimal support).
thanks for the responses thus far…i’m primarily interested in shoes that you guys use for half-marathon distances and above…
does anyone have any experience (train or race) with the Saucony Sinisters?
I wear racing flats/lightweight trainers all the time not because of a weight issue but because I prefer a “lower profile” shoe. I think the farther away you are from the surface the less proprioceptive feel you have. Personally I have hyper-flexible ankles and need all the proprioceptive feel for the road that I can get.