Hey everyone, here is my shameless sponsor plug… I’ve been wearing Spira running shoes lately and find them to be the fastest shoes I’ve ever worn. The Del Sol for training, and the Stinger Elite for racing. My mile repeats have gone down substantially on the track, (about 10-15 seconds) and overall I’ve been able to do more miles training without aches and pains. If you order a set and put in the code: Lewis Elliot you’ll save 15% on your order. Check out www.SpiraFootwear.com Just extending the offer so that I’m not the only one enjoying these kicks.
I try to use the fastest everything equipment-wise, the new P4 is insane (wish that were a sponsor plug!). From the work I’ve done on the bike I think the sub-9 disc fits on it similarly to a P3, but I’m just running a regular disc. Rear brake is a little mushy, it’s a pretty technical bike and probably would say to avoid the P4 unless you “embrace” bicycle maintenance (and speed). Posting a pic of my ride soon, I ride a little slack-n-high (5cm setback, 11cm drop) and the Easton bars have very little stack so please forgive my spacers. cheers, Lewis
Normally I prefer shoes with a nice rise to the heal, Spira shoes feel similar but also have a decent rise. I’ve tried pretty much every shoe and have a fairly neutral foot. I’ve been running my best times in these w/o normal problems experienced with low healed shoes like sore calves or achilles tendon. Just my two cents, by the way, I only first tried Spira because two other guys in our club were running quicker 10k’s with them. cheers, Lewis
In Reply ToToo bad they are banned for any USATF event.
Yeah, that’s going to be a big problem for most ST’ers.
I’m not sure I like the concept. Isn’t running with these shoes the equivalent to swimming with fins?
I had never heard of these shoes until I saw an ad for them, and just ran a quick search on the forums, stumbling on this thread. Just as an FYI - while they are banned for USATF, they are LEGAL in all USAT events.