What shoes you wearing now and what next?

woody1

thanks
wearing them based on gait analysis, didnt know they werent the best for mileage so you learn something new every day...

Vain

Aldi's finest..... They killed me today on my run. I really need to get tested for a proper pair but its the thoughts of paying 100e plus for runners while im only on a training course, guess im going to have to fork out before I injury myself!!

theboyblunder

nellocono wrote: »

Just spotted the Kinvara 3 up on wiggle now for ~ €110...

Tempted..........:pac:

EDit: Stock expected early May so only pre-orders for now!

Got a pair of these in B2R. Very happy with them and went straight back to get another pair for rotation.

Am a supinating forefoot striker and have had pf for nigh on a year now. These are the first shoes that havent aggravated it at all. Very light but suprisingly cushioned in the forefoot. Havent gone long in them but they were fine over 9 miles yesterday. Pattern is a bit flashy; it looks like someone robbed a seatcover off a ford cortina (im not fast enough to pull that off) but who cares if they feel good......

Vain

Vain wrote: »

Aldi's finest..... They killed me today on my run. I really need to get tested for a proper pair but its the thoughts of paying 100e plus for runners while im only on a training course, guess im going to have to fork out before I injury myself!!

you can get decent runners for 60 to 70 euro. www.tribesports.com equipment section has a good price search.
go into a place with gait analysis and tell them that you have a low budget. you'd have 20 euro more to spend if you hadn't got the Aldi ones.... (their sportswear is fine not the runners tho).

sconhome

ultraman1 wrote: »

i wear inspires,i find them the best for me,but afaic they are not a high milage runner,i woukld expect to get about 400 miles before i start tink about a new pair.iv been wearing them since the 3's and tbh have not noticed much difference and i always just buy the cheapest inspires i can find,other runners i have found to be good were the kayanos that lasted a couple of 00 miles longer ,but i didnt like them as much as inspires,...as always go and get your gait checkd to see wat is right for you

I did the same as you, I still have my first pairs of 3 & 4 but I didn't like the Inspire 6's at all.

I'd agree on the mileage, I get about 350 miles from mine, but I could be wearing them all day after a run so I'm quite sore on shoes. I find the best thing is to rotate 2 pairs through after about 250 miles (for me, you might get away with 300 miles) and both pairs stretch out to 500-600 each.

The beauty of Inspires' is there is no taper to the life of the shoe. They just go dead, so there's no messing about with niggles, wondering if it is / isn't gone. You can go straight into a new shoe without 'breaking' them in.

woody1 wrote: »

legs feeling heavy lately, decided to check when i got last pair, july 2011 !!
so they are wave inspire 7s , can get online for 50 stg,
does anyone have inspire 8s is there any improvement or any point to

The Inspire 8's feature more structure to the midpoint of the foot and have flex control bands in the forefoot of the shoe. The was a niggling issue for some with the 7's where control was lost in the latter phase of the gait and this has been rectified in the 8's. The fit does seem a bit better, less height in the toe box, but Mizuno are always a wide fit across the toes to allow optimum foot-splay during the gait cycle.

HTH & I'm due another pair myself, so they're my next pair of shoes (again!!)

misterdeeds

I am wearing Nike lunar fly +2 and an happy with them, nice and light and airy
I also have a pair of Nike dual fusion st 2s and intend to wear them next , they feel lighter look good and looking forward to them for my running

thirstywork2

I was wearing Brooks Glycerin but find them too heavy so just keep for my long runs.Brooks ghost is my main shoe but I am testing a pair of puma Fass right now.

Race shoes I am using Mizuno ronin and on the trails Innov8 trail 255 for light trails.next shoe will be something for the trails in deeper mud.

tunguska

As an experiment, gonna be running in these:

http://birthdayshoes.com/new-balance-minimus-life-wellness-review-mw00

RacoonQueen

tunguska wrote: »

As an experiment, gonna be running in these:

http://birthdayshoes.com/new-balance-minimus-life-wellness-review-mw00

I have the original NB minimus and the NB minimus zero. Both great shoes. Interested to see how you get on with them. Have done 16 miles ish in the minimus. Are you planning on using these for long runs?

tunguska

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I have the original NB minimus and the NB minimus zero. Both great shoes. Interested to see how you get on with them. Have done 16 miles ish in the minimus. Are you planning on using these for long runs?

Was gonna leave it til after the marathon but I dont know if I can wait that long.. Might try them for a few runs here and there but after the marathon the support shoes are getting chucked out.

thirstywork2

You seem to be getting on fine with the T7 in races.I will have those Minimus in the green colour in on wed

@ RQ How do you fine them for durability?

tunguska

thirstywork2 wrote: »

You seem to be getting on fine with the T7 in races.I will have those Minimus in the green colour in on wed

@ RQ How do you fine them for durability?

Yeah the T7s are great. But the ultimate goal is to run in as minimal a shoe as possible so those new balance shoes are the next step. Although green???? You can feck off.........

Just got delivery of a pair of these

Will give them a go on a short run this eve...

thirstywork2

glasso wrote: »

Just got delivery of a pair of these

Will give them a go on a short run this eve...

Never seen this model before.Let us know how you get on with them.
Vibram outsole should wear well but the red rubber I could see wearing off in the toe off area,what is the eva like?

tombliboo83

Waiting on delivery of a pair of vivobarefoot evo2s in grey..can't wait

thirstywork2

tombliboo83 wrote: »

Waiting on delivery of a pair of vivobarefoot evo2s in grey..can't wait

How much did they cost?

tombliboo83

thirstywork2 wrote: »

How much did they cost?

113euro on www.barefootathlete.co.uk

thirstywork2

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Never seen this model before.Let us know how you get on with them.
Vibram outsole should wear well but the red rubber I could see wearing off in the toe off area,what is the eva like?

that's a good observation - it's going to wear off at the top (toe area of shoe) alright - the eva is pretty soft - they should really have exctended the vibram up at that area.. I like the shoe after a quick try - bit of cushion but you still can feel the surface.

rom

2 pairs of GT2170's near EOL, moved into 2nd pair of Mizuno Wave 8 which I really like and Asics DC Trainers which I am not mad about.

tang1

Two pairs of Adidas Tempo 4's and Adidas Mana's. Yet to try Mana's out, loving the support and lightness of the Tempo's.

nellocono

Can anyone recommend a similar runner to the Nike LunarGlide 3? Need to replace these with something for the long runs and want to try something else...

Not sure what Nike's flagship marathon trainer is at the moment though..??

nellocono

nellocono wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a similar runner to the Nike LunarGlide 3? Need to replace these with something for the long runs and want to try something else...

Not sure what Nike's flagship marathon trainer is at the moment though..??

Lunarfly 2? lighter than Lunarglide by a couple of ounces but still has good cushioning for long runs. Not as much stability as Lunarglide 3 if that's what your looking for.

thirstywork2

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Never seen this model before.Let us know how you get on with them.
Vibram outsole should wear well but the red rubber I could see wearing off in the toe off area,what is the eva like?

I have returned these to amazon, citing this reason (toe-area wear). I did one short run and it was clear that this area was going to rip up.
I've ordered new balance minimus MR00 instead.
Got to love the amazon efficiency -> free postage for return, immediate refund through account credit so you can order the new product straight away.

mr.wiggle

mr.wiggle wrote: »

A lovelingly patched up pair of Asics Cumulus 12's which have served me well over past 12 months, on all runs from short road runs to long hilly climbs with a few trails thrown in.
The dreaded big toe hole appeared two weeks ago, but i got some duct tape advice from a good buddy ( you know who you are! :pac:)
Bowed to pressure, from body ,and wife..and bought a pair of Nike Pegasus 28.Two medium runs in, still not used to them...:(

4 months of long runs, and I'll be glad to see the back of the , pegasus's ( try saying that with your tongue stuck to your pallet:pac:).
Never really fell in love with them unlike the earlier cumulus12's.
Was going to try brooks ghost , but will probably go for the cumulus13's now.

JohnnyCrash

glasso wrote: »

Lunarfly 2? lighter than Lunarglide by a couple of ounces but still has good cushioning for long runs. Not as much stability as Lunarglide 3 if that's what your looking for.

Im in the 3s as well,tried on the lunarfly,felt different?

nellocono

I haven't tried the Lunarfly myself as I can't find a running shop in cork that has them in stock... I will prob get the kinvara 3s soon and see if they are suitable for me for long runs

tommyh1977

Sorry for jumpin on thread, does anyone here who use Lunarglides find them a bit small on fit. I'm normally a 9 in Asics but found my toes crunched in Lunarglide 9, went for 9.5 feels much looser on toes??

JohnnyCrash

tommyh1977 wrote: »

Sorry for jumpin on thread, does anyone here who use Lunarglides find them a bit small on fit. I'm normally a 9 in Asics but found my toes crunched in Lunarglide 9, went for 9.5 feels much looser on toes??

I went from a 10 in Asics to a 10 in the lunarglides.Whereas i found them to be a different fit they loosened a bit after use but are still a snug fit without being uncomfortable.Out of curiousity,is there much of a difference between the half size?

tommyh1977

TBH I found the 9 very tight across the toes with a bit of space left in front of big toe, I would say it was more than snug as you could see my baby toe bulging out the side of shoe. On the half size extra, toes didn't seem as crunched together and the tip seemed to extend marginally further. The 9 felt ok on length but not in width, only hope the extra half size to gain on width doesn't kill me on length. I have absolutely no heel slip on the bigger size, and normally wear 1000mile socks which are quiet thick. Fingers crossed!!

tommyh1977

tommyh1977 wrote: »

Sorry for jumpin on thread, does anyone here who use Lunarglides find them a bit small on fit. I'm normally a 9 in Asics but found my toes crunched in Lunarglide 9, went for 9.5 feels much looser on toes??

when I had them found them big - 8.5 would have done me instead of 9 which I normally take in runners.

event

Thought id post in here rather than a new thread.
Do a good bit of running, though longest distance would be around 10k. i think my current pair have given up the ghost, holes appearing now. they are an asics pair, nothing fancy i think cost €60 on elverys. never had gait done, they seem a normal enough pair. i only ever do road running.

Any recommendations on a new pair?

nellocono

Thought id post in here rather than a new thread.
Do a good bit of running, though longest distance would be around 10k. i think my current pair have given up the ghost, holes appearing now. they are an asics pair, nothing fancy i think cost €60 on elverys. never had gait done, they seem a normal enough pair. i only ever do road running.

Any recommendations on a new pair?

It's not really a good idea for anyone on here to recommend a pair of runners for you if we dont know your gait and foot type. What I would recommend is to go to a reputable running shop (not Elverys) and get the gait done...they will be able to recommend the best runners for you then...

If you are not willing to do the above, then I could only take a guess and recommend another pair of Asics for you - the GT-2170. These are highly cushioned and also have some stability and are one of the most popular shoes on the market which cater for one of the largest segment of runners.

thirstywork2

Im debating trying the Mizuno prophecy :eek:

BTH

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Im debating trying the Mizuno prophecy :eek:

Ah, they burn my eyes. They look like they weight as much as I do.

Going the other way I'm seriously considering buying a pair of Bikilas as warm weather causal shoes that I might do the odd bit of running in too.

BetterThanHoyte

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Ah, they burn my eyes. They look like they weight as much as I do.

Going the other way I'm seriously considering buying a pair of Bikilas as warm weather causal shoes that I might do the odd bit of running in too.

I'm not sure that that's a great option for prolonged wear - apparently vibrams have a big problem with getting really smelly.

BTH

glasso wrote: »

I'm not sure that that's a great option for prolonged wear - apparently vibrams have a big problem with getting really smelly.

How bad? They're machine washable so at least that would help.

PaulieC

Just got a pair of these with 20% off, which was nice. They are a little present to myself for the start of training for DCM next week.

cambo_gueno

cambo_gueno wrote: »

Just got a pair of these with 20% off, which was nice. They are a little present to myself for the start of training for DCM next week.

bought the same ones - got them delivered today so will try out this eve (returned Merrell Bare Access as the design was bad - soft eva around toe area ripping up after first run - needs durable rubber in that area)- did you use the 20% off shoes/clothing link that I posted? They are very minimal and 0 drop so I'm going to build up slowly with these.

liamog

glasso wrote: »

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Ah, they burn my eyes. They look like they weight as much as I do.

Going the other way I'm seriously considering buying a pair of Bikilas as warm weather causal shoes that I might do the odd bit of running in too.

I'm not sure that that's a great option for prolonged wear - apparently vibrams have a big problem with getting really smelly.

Two options, get the injini toe socks which help stop the smell or just wash them.

I've been running in the Bikalas for 3 months now and find them great, personally I would recommend the TrekSports for light running and using as casual shoes.

thirstywork2

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Ah, they burn my eyes. They look like they weight as much as I do.

Going the other way I'm seriously considering buying a pair of Bikilas as warm weather causal shoes that I might do the odd bit of running in too.

They look bulky heavy but feellight on(relative to how they look)
The Mizuno creation on the other handIcan't stand,allthe technolgy in the shoe promotes a hellstrikeandyou actually sit down in the shoe.

The prophecy seems to promote your foot forward with the full length wave.Not a shoe for everyone but I wear inserts(michael davis) which are asoft insert so the fit is very important as the inserts are bulky.

Just a note on minimal shoes,i find alot of people think they run forefoot but when they see a video or actaully looked at the wear on their shoes they would think different.
What are you wearing for training BTH?

event

nellocono wrote: »

It's not really a good idea for anyone on here to recommend a pair of runners for you if we dont know your gait and foot type. What I would recommend is to go to a reputable running shop (not Elverys) and get the gait done...they will be able to recommend the best runners for you then...

If you are not willing to do the above, then I could only take a guess and recommend another pair of Asics for you - the GT-2170. These are highly cushioned and also have some stability and are one of the most popular shoes on the market which cater for one of the largest segment of runners.

hey, thanks for the reply.

its not that im not willing to get GAIT done, its a bit of a pain. have checked local places and there's only elverys (which people say no). otherwise its a trip to dublin.

Just checked and the ones i have are Asics GT 2150. Are the 2170 much better than those?

thanks again

BTH

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Just a note on minimal shoes,i find alot of people think they run forefoot but when they see a video or actaully looked at the wear on their shoes they would think different.
What are you wearing for training BTH?

Training in kinvara 2s and NB 1080v2s and race in type A5s all of which you sold me!! :D zero wear in the heel of the kinvaras despite extensive forefoot wear so I'm fairly confident about my stride. Chatting to AmpKingWest in Athy at the weekend he said you guys don't really have much stock of the vibrams left.

PaulieC

glasso wrote: »

bought the same ones - got them delivered today so will try out this eve (returned Merrell Bare Access as the design was bad - soft eva around toe area ripping up after first run - needs durable rubber in that area)- did you use the 20% off shoes/clothing link that I posted? They are very minimal and 0 drop so I'm going to build up slowly with these.

Yes, thanks. Signed up, got the discount and signed off again...:D

did a few k in the new balance mr00 - bit of cushion in them but still feel the surface in them. pretty small to size but that may be 'cos they are designed to have the option of going sockless. like them but will up the distance only gradually.

thirstywork2

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Training in kinvara 2s and NB 1080v2s and race in type A5s all of which you sold me!! :D zero wear in the heel of the kinvaras despite extensive forefoot wear so I'm fairly confident about my stride. Chatting to AmpKingWest in Athy at the weekend he said you guys don't really have much stock of the vibrams left.

I think I have sold runners to half the country at this stage :eek:

Not as many people looking for Vibrams and they are discounted online alot.
Have full size run in kso !!!

BTH

liamog wrote: »

Two options, get the injini toe socks which help stop the smell or just wash them.

I've been running in the Bikalas for 3 months now and find them great, personally I would recommend the TrekSports for light running and using as casual shoes.

Cheers, just had a look at them there, could be what I'm looking for. Lighter upper than the Bikila so shouldn't stink up as quick. Looks like 53DegreesNorth are the only place with a decent stock of Vibrams these days so reckon I need to take a trip out there. Thanks

nellocono

ust checked and the ones i have are Asics GT 2150. Are the 2170 much better than those?

Not sure to be honest as I have had neither, but I would presume they haven't changed much as it is one of their best selling shoe lines so they try to leave it as is. There might be more gel cushioning or something but if you have had the 2150's then I say you wouldn't go far wrong with the 2170.

If you aren't getting the gait checked then at least go into a running shop and try on a few different pairs and choose what you think is most comfortable for you. I generally wear Nike for long runs as I like the flexibility and fit of Nike runners and find Asics to hard and rigid for me. Most people I know who run in Asics wouldn't change to any other brand :rolleyes:

Daz1214

has anyone any experience with the asics gel hyper 33? Looking at them on wiggle where they are €40 cheaper than champion

nellocono

has anyone any experience with the asics gel hyper 33? Looking at them on wiggle where they are €40 cheaper than champion

Would also like to try these as they seem to be light and flexible - crazy price on them though!!!

Daz1214

€91 delivered from www.wiggle.co.uk...€130 in champion