What shoes you wearing now and what next?

I wore the Endorphin Speeds for my last marathon which was my 4th marathon and PB - it was the 1st iteration at the time but they have improved more since I believe. I'd be a bit wary of the likes of the Vaporfly - maybe that is just in my head but I certainly felt at that time that it was too big of a leap for me to take from my normal ploddy shoes with no plate etc. If I was doing another one now, a couple of years further on, I'd probably try either the Endorphin Pro or the New Balance Fuel Cell Elite, I'm still weary of the Vaporflies! You could try them though, maybe you'd like them. I purchased a pair of Alphaflies a year ago returned them after 1 run. For reference I'd be a similar enough runner to yourself - plod along at 10min/m a lot of the time. My last mara was 3:51 down from 4:25.

The thing with super shoes is that they are either (a) Nike, in which case they're proven faster but only when brand new, or (b) Not Nike, in which case they're not proven to be faster (than non-super shoes).

The Nike die-hards seem to use them for a few races and then rotate them into use as "super trainers", which I suppose is fine but I feel like buying them is signalling to manufacturers that creating €250 disposable-but-not-biodegradable foam shoes is OK, and whilst I'm not exactly an eco warrior, normalising this just doesn't sit right with me, so (so far) I'm choosing not to play.

If someone could create edible super shoes I'd be totally on board with it.

I put +400 miles on a pair earlier in the year with no unusual wear. About normal for the newer tech light shoes. The heavy old style brooks or asics certainly have better protection but I love the featherweight shoes.

First run in these marshmallows today, on light trails. Although there's a full coverage outsole this is not their natural environment, and they were...exciting, in the sense that I managed to accidentally kick a boulder that I've managed to run past without issue about 50 times previously in my Asics, and then almost tripped on various other small rocks.

Still, they're exactly what I was expecting and will be perfect for long, easy tarmac runs.

I've always been put off too much by how expensive all of their shoes are to try them, and I've never seen anyone use them apart from 'influencers'. They're just so unusual looking that it seems like it's going to be more of a risk than with a more traditional looking shoe.

Their shoe subscription model is interesting too, but €30 a month for one pair is a good bit more than I'm used to paying.

Although I was given a few pairs of their socks as a gift and they're so nice to run in that I bought several pairs more at ~€20 a pair.

I checked Strava and I actually have 375km on them and they are not completely gone

After a couple of sessions in the Saucony Speed 3 I have to say I am very disappointed. Terrible shoe compared to previous iterations. Very difficult to get any actual speed out of them, they should change the name to Saucony Endorphin Slow.

Will use them for daily training but nothing else, certainly no sessions.

The speed 1 and 2 were a fun shoe, lovely rocker, cushioned and could be used for anything. I don't know what the version 3 is but its no fun.

I have 660k in my pair back home, I'm away for 5 weeks so brought a fresh pair. I've got a bad case of PF in my heel and these are the only shoe that let me run consistently. I reckon it's down to the hard plastic highlighted in picture.

However I do not use them for sessions as they don't really offer anything, definitely in the daily trainer bracket.

I have an old pair of Vaporfly original 550k for sessions, still snappy but my heel does be in bits after but always worth it.

The original vaporfly is still by far the best version!

I went through 900-1000k in the Speed 1 & 2 and now have the 3.

initially couldn’t believe the difference (negatively), but was told by everyone to give them a few runs.

500km later I actually forgot those initial runs and they seem good. Did my first 20miler of marathon season yesterday in them.

I think the main diff is that the previous versions could easily be used for speed interval work, but these not so much. They’re a lovely long run shoe and will do some pick-up blocks for sure

I got 500k out of speed 1 and 2, Achilles then comes at me. I use the pro for speed work. 400k on pro and going strong.

Using puma deviate nitro 1 for long runs and they are going well.

Will get nitro 2 at xmas and pro 3 on the sales

Website is very reliable, the VF2s are fine. Over the last 10 days I've done three runs in the Vaporfly original and even with 330 miles on them, they are imo a much better shoe.

First run for me in the Magic Speed 3. A nice improvement from the 2.

I did have to go up half a size as found them a bit snug

The Takumi 8 or the 9? Thanks

They are exactly the same bar a few small differences in the upper. I agree though the Takumi Sen 8 or 9 are absolutely brilliant shoes. I prefer them to the Vaporfly 2 actually.