What shoes you wearing now and what next?

Anyone got a pair of Saucony endorphin elites, i cant get a pair of aplhaflys anywhere and was wondering are they an equal alternative.

Crap, just looked and only 7s now. I would have chanced the 9.5, im a 9.

Thanks for the tag

alphafly 3 available today on the Nike site/app.

The run testers just did a comparison between the neo vista and the Superblast 2. They concluded that they are very similar but the neo vista is better for daily easy miles whilst the SB 2 is better for more up tempo stuff. Also they cited the big price difference as the main reason to go for the neo vista over SB 2.

I have a pair for €170 from December, they’re a great shoe.

What (or who) is Y-3? It says these collab edition shoes are reduced from €360! 😀

marathon season about to start. For those of you with the Alphafly 3, what are your thoughts?

I’m a tall lanky stride runner (long stride, lower cadence). I’m told my mechanics are more suited to a bouncier super shoe, to make that stride even longer as I speed up - which the alphafly would obviously be.

They’re more freely available now on Nike and sports shops, elverys etc.

Y-3 is apparently a famous Japanese fashion designer. They collaborate with Adidas over a wide range of products that are priced at a big premium. Not something I'd have any interest in personally but I did pick up a pair of the Y-3 Adios Pros as the price was pretty good. They arrived the other day in a very plush package. Wouldn't be that keen on the look of them to be honest but they're a great shoe so I'll not worry about it.

I wear the same size in Adidas and Nike super shoes and have found them both to be true to size.

On holiday in France and went out of my way to go to a sports shop that I know sell older running shoes. Was shocked when I saw the speed 2s Chicago edition for 90 quid. Had to size up but they look and feel like a racing shoe. Have the 3s and like them but these feel totally different. Out with a calf injury at the moment but looking forward to getting out in them.

My expensive Asic Metaspeed Edge arrived earlier in the week,I have only managed a fast(for me) 5 mile run….

So light, fit great, look great and decent laces and lacing. I hate the Vaporfly lacing. Eventhough I set my Marathon PB in them…

I will report back after a long run…it will be a while as ForestFest is going to stall everything !!

what are the main differences between the vapourflys and alphaflys for anyone who has used both?

Thinking of switching to nike from the Saucony Endorphins

The run hub

Ive been rotating through different ASICS novablasts for the last 15 months or so. I've picked them very cheaply from the outlet (I paid €90 for the first pair and €70 each for the rest), have had no issues with them so I just kept sticking with them.

1 pair Novablast 2 LE, retired with about 700k on them

2 more pairs of NB 2 LE, still in rotation but they are getting a little long in the tooth, both have ~550k so they don't have much life left in them

1 pair of NB 3. These have 300k on them. Just judging by the sole, these are not lasting like the 2 at all. Visually the sole on these looks the worst out of the 4 pairs I've used despite having a lot less miles on them.

I have one more pair of NB3 still in a box.

Was originally hoping my current rotation would get me a bit deeper into marathon training before I started using the new pair but it looks like I'll need something sooner rather than later.

NB4 look to have a similar sole to the 3 so I'm not crazy about the thoughts.of spending €150 on them

I'm after picking up a couple of pairs of puma runners from elverys to try out

The velocity nitro 3 and magnify nitro 2, they were both on sale and had buy 1 get 1 half price so it was €129 for both, just hoping they fit now!

I checked a size equivalent chart and this is what size I am in ASICS, a column all on its own! I went for 9.5 in puma which is sizing up according to this chart

What your saying is sort the opposite problem I'm having, where I might need to retire them for the sole before the foam is done.

I am overweight so I am a heavier runner.

The first pair of NB2 I retired at 700km because of the foam, the sole was still acceptable

I'm not sure the sole of the NB3 will last til those distances as it's already in worse shape at 300k, I doubt it will do another 400k.

I must land on my heel oddly as my runners(all my shoes actually ) wear on the outside of the heel, and wear fairly evenly at the front. I guess the NB3 sole just isn't that compatible with that

That's the NB3 and 700k NB2. You can see I'm starting to wear down the foam of the NB3. Happening a little on the NB2 as well, but not as bad.

exactly - no one has “a pair of running shoes for the last few years” any more.

We need multiple pairs, and a racing pair, and they last far less as you say.

running shoes is a massive industry now compared to 5-10 years ago - the participation level is way up, which is great, and also it’s still a relatively cheap sport overall, certainly compared to cycling or others.