Just got my new Brooks shoes back from the repair shop. This is by far the best shoes I have had made for road running. I used to use thicker soles with aggressive tread because I normally ran trails but all my running now is on the roads.
Light: cant be more than 8oz in size 13. Sorry, no scale
Flexible Fit: mesh feels good on the foot and forms to me.
Good Heel Counter: Needed to hold the foot in place on top of the shoe
And no silly cushioning and what not to interfere with the natural movement of my foot. Ran a few times in them and my PF (from work boots) is starting to go away. Gotta love that.
Vibrum makes it. Your local shoe repair shop will have it in sheets about 3 feet wide. They can just cut it to the right shape. Its just flat with little bumps on it.
They also make one that is very soft but feels really nice. It wont last all that long but they give the feel of soft earth. Cant find any of my old shoes with it on them.
These are my trail shoes. this is the second outsole on these. Couldn’t even count the miles these have in them. Couple years worth.
And a pair of Nike Ventilus (sp). I might use these for racing because of the vents but the spike plate has been hard to get right. A little lumpy underfoot. I have a good 150 bucks inversted in these and so far an oly 1 run.
The puma H streets would be perfect right off the shelf but no heel counter makes them slide a bit when you’re really moving. You can see how much I run on the outside of my left foot in this pic. Eeep!
Here’s a pic of Tibbs asics from a few years ago too.
This is nothing! I donated two 3foot cubed boxes to a shelter a few years ago. If you live in So Cal, look fro bums with modified track shoes and rece flats beggin for change!
I found a pair that had the spft outsole on it. This one was really nice for the roads. It’s a thick blown rubber that feels super soft like running on a soft trail. Wore down fast but you could easliy get 500 or so out of a pair. IM/Marathon/long run shoes for sure. You can see here how thick the rubber is.
No, I’m not a POSE runner or a forefoot striker. If you run in these your foot has no chice but to do what is most efficent. I’ve found that 300 miles into the switch to flat shoes (not race flats) your legs are ready for some real training. Kinda still on the forefoot, but then at about 1200 mile you’ll switch back to a heel landing. Thats whan you’re fully adapted to running.
I chose not to think about my footfall. All I can do is get in the way. The bottoms of your feet have a ton of feel and will land just how they should on their own, depending on the speed, surface, accelleration, incline or whatever.
Just run natural and get shoes that dont get in the way of your natural gait.
Missed having your posts around! I have been meaning to mod out a couple of spikes that I have laying around the house. My favorite mod’ shoes right now are a pair of NB 790 trail runners and NB 505 xc spikes. I really want to do this to a pair of spikes. I will post photo’s when I finish them.
What Vibram outsole did you use on your Brooks trail runners?
Cool!
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I dont know. Those were done in Boulder and thats the only place I’ve seen that outsole. I liked it becasue it was thin and light but really hard rubber for trails. They feel like soccer cleats on the road, but you can take a good sharp rock to the forefoot and be OK in them on the trails.
The NB’s were done in Carlsbad, CA and thats the only place I’ve seen the soft outsole too. The thin Vibrum I’ve seen at all my chop shops.
Just print out the pic and take it in. They shoud be able to order it.
And just out of curiousity, what are your running credentials?
I seem to get asked this a lot and my response is always the same. I have none. I’m a high school drop out, failed professional triathlete who worked in running shops for many years. I’m the smartest idiot you’ll ever meet.
That’s sweet! I have some old asics gel racers (circa '91ish) that I can’t bring myself to throw out. They fit perfectly and the upper is still in good shape. After seeing your post perhaps I’ll take them in to see if I can get one of those Vibram soles put on.
I used to sprain my ankles all the time when I was younger and I’m pretty sure it was a result from losing my proprioceptive feel for the road because my shoes were too cushioned. I run in racing flats now and haven’t had a problem with sprained ankles since.
Found these on the way home from work today (though they were more than what they’re asking on Finish Line – $65 vs $36): New Balance 790. Low profile trail shoe.
Very comfy. And I figure I can resole them later if needed.
They make my feet hurt, just looking at them. I’m all about the cushion at least on pavement. Interesting, my right shoe wears on the edge just like your left.
I’ve seen this NB shoe. It looks great for a production shoe for sure. A step in the right direction, at least.
TRIBATO- Take those asics in! You may need to take it to a few places. Some of those shoe repair guys have sniffed a lot of glue, so you need to find someone who can understand what is is that you want.
Johnny99- We’ll turn you yet! the force is powerful, more powerful than the dark side. Your leader, Phil “darth” Knight has turned to the dark side, but there is good in him yet.
My bad – says $39.97. I thought I saw $35.97 yesterday. Still a lot better than the $64.99 they were on “sale” for at Sports Authority. In any case I ordered them – should be here in about a week.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my NB 790’s. They feel like a slipper, have the lowest heel of any shoe I have owned (although I have never owned racing flats or anything like you are showing off), and have just enough tread to keep you from slipping around on the dirt. They would not be good for super technical trails or nasty mud, but I don’t think they are being marketed that way.
Somehow these are the first shoe I have owned that are just as comfortable with Yankz laces as the regular laces. In the past I would put the Yankz on for a tri and then take them off for normal running, but I have not removed the Yankz from these in 2 months.
