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Super Shoes Have Changed Distance Running. Do You Actually Need Them for Your Best Race? (www.menshealth.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/running@lemmy.world

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[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The other way we are seeing improvements is shoes that are effectively less durable, either to save weight, or to use foams that optimize for performance over durability

i put 993km on my first pair of adidas pro 3s (probably could have pushed 1000)

my other 2 pairs are at 500km and probably gonna make it to 900+ km

YMMV (literally)

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thats consistent with what Run Repeat reports about that shoe/foam. Seems like it's a bit of an outlier in the supershoe world.

For the Adidas pro 4s, they did switch to a less durable/lighter foam, though.

That goes to show why it's sometimes nice to stock up an a few pairs if you know they work well for you and they are on sale.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

I hate how often shoes get updated these days...

By the time i run enough miles to know if i like them or not, they've already released a new model

I have a pair of AP4 just waiting to use. I havent even properly assessed them and they are talking about AP5 already