What shoes you wearing now and what next?

Exact same splitting issue. And I don't actually run in mine! Bought them on Black Friday day last yr with a pair of Alpha Fly that were also on sale. The split hasn't affected performance as I'm only using them for day to day non running stuff so never bothered returning them.

Hasn’t happened mine yet. Have about 100km in them so far so fingers crossed

The Invincibles and the Vaporflys are completely different shoes. One is a VW Passat, nothing wrong with it, comfortable and will get you to the finish line no bother at all, the other is a McLaren F1.

Have you run in Vaporflys before?

I absolutely have not. I am very aware of the differences in intent in the design. I suppose for a bit of clarity, my priority is comfort but what I'm wondering is - would the Vaporfly be softer compared to the Infinity? Any advice welcome.

Yeah, maybe a bit of background here too: The last period of marathon training was in Ultraboosts, which I loved. Subsequently, I've had Lunarlon's, Pegasus 35 & 36, Infinity's, Miler's and Zoom Fly 4's. For long, easy runs, my preference is for softer though I found the Miler's a little heavy on the turnover. In terms of the Zoom Fly 4 (which I believe is a training partner to the vaporfly), I love it for quick or tempo runs and have taken them up to 10 miles - I imagine much longer in them would start to feel hard on the legs. I don't find them unstable once running. For a long slow run, it's a little cloppy and I find the Infinity's more forgiving.

On the basis of the above, the Invincibles appeal as a softer foam again, though I believe the responsiveness of the Zoom X stop them feeling like brakes. I'm caught between sticking with what I know and like (Infinity's), something softer (Invincibles) or something with a softer foam and a plate (Vapors).

Have Some NB 1500v6, Vaporfly Next% and some Adizero Boston (old model) but I dont have any 'easy' run runners anymore, which will be needed for getting back to it.

Have seen the Reebok Floatride Energy 4 mentioned around here, I presume people are finding them good?

I loved the NB 1080's, but they are quite expensive at the moment and cant really justify that much.

Women's Endorphin Speeds for 100 euro in Ready2run Tullamore.

Since January! Ah jeez E you're due two pairs by now. Seems like a great excuse for the Speeds for 100 and a pair of Pro 3...

Ready2Run had a similar deal (cheaper if I recall) for mens Speeds a couple of months ago and I couldn't pass for that price. At this stage I fully expect i'll miss a few generations of these upgrades coz I tend to chase the deals rather than the upgrades.

Nike have 20% off everything for the next week via the App only using the code HIGHFIVE. The Air Zoom Tempo NEXT% are down to €159 s it is, this brings them down to €129.

Have done a couple of runs in the Tempos (8 x 800, and 3 x 2 Miles) and very impressed with them so far....just wondering if anyone has worn them for a 10K race??

Have one coming up in a couple of weeks and the Tempos are top of the queue atm

Just to continue extolling the virtues of the Takumi Sen 8, I wore them for a ten mile road race on Saturday. I'd been planning on wearing Endorphin Pros but with it being really wet I figured it'd be good to have the Continental rubber underfoot as I don't trust the Saucony in greasy conditions. Anyway, predictably excellent grip aside they were really comfortable over that distance and I'd now have no hesitation wearing them from 5k through half-marathon. My pace for the 10 was almost exactly proportionate to the half-marathon pace that i ran in the Endorphins back in the spring so I'd say there's not much between them in terms of speed over the longer distances. The Sen is certainly a narrower, nimbler shoe but it can clearly hold its own against the carbon plated cruisers.

Picked up a pair of metaspeed Sky recently - I've only used them a couple of times so far;

Wider toebox than other supershoes ( positive for me)

Incredibly light

Nice fit

I've worn them on a tempo style session and a steady paced run - both times I really enjoyed wearing them but they definitely come into their own as the pace increases. Not that they were uncomfortable at the slightly slower paces but they take the edge of the faster paces and respond really well as the pressure on landing increases

Recovery after the session was noticeably quicker too (in the legs)

Got my own pair delivered today. Would also be wondering about races, gonna take them out in the morning for a speed session to see

Has anyone been in the new run hub shop in Leopardstown shopping centre ?

Easy Day shoes: My pure recovery shoes have been Nike Invincibles - I bought a pair of Triumph 19's - but just cannot warm to them - a mixture of the foam and slightly heavy.

I do like the Reebok 4's for easy day stuff + also more moderate runs - but I also bought a pair of Puma Velocity 2's this week - 1 wear in them so far - quite comfortable but a tad warm (we'll see as the runs go on and the temps decrease)

Good to know, ordered from them last night. They have a sale at the moment too with some good deals 😉