I did a 20 piece with the Evo SL v1 yesterday morning. I know it might be the unpopular choice for a run this length but I loved it. Once I swapped out the laces it was good to go. I have 2 pairs but I'm ready to get a pair or 3 of the Woven or Exo versions. I want to stock up.
I ran Big Sur last week with a pair of Evo SLs. They were great, felt similar to wearing super shoes. Only issue is they’re unstable on downhill, and big sur is a notoriously steep course so they destroyed my quads. I would definitely wear them again for a flatter course.
I ran at a 7:55 min mile pace and don’t think I’d wanna use them for anything slower.
I really wish more stores carried Vomero Premium in stock so you could try on but when the volt color came but I just decided to buy them. They feel a little bulkier than the Vomero Plus but the cushion is even better if you can imagine. I have two pair of the of the Plus cause I like them so much. I do wear them with Curex High Profile insoles with arch support and it really helps with stability.
It is designed to be a race shoe though. NB labels it that way themselves. But I have heard the v4 and v5 are elite long run shoes for a lot of people, so that definitely tracks. Glad the Evo SL works for you. I get weird achilles aches when I run in mine; so it’s relegated to a lifestyle shoe I guess
Hills are a bit irrelevant though. The Evo SL is unstable for any beginner runner with weak and untrained tendons. It’s not very forgiving. Not a beginner friendly shoe.
Megablast is a perfect shoe for 1:45 ish range half. SB3 could be good too though i think it’s more on the trainer side, I’d almost rather take the evo sl
You should not be buying AP4’s if you’ve never ran more than 5 miles. You don’t need a carbon fiber shoe. Get yourself a Superblast 2 or Megablast, or even Evo SL. The carbon fiber plate will do nothing for you but arguably mess up your already untrained running form and possibly lead to injury.
Yes, one of the best. A lot of people are calling it the shoe of the year. It has the same light strike pro foam in the adios pro 4, and is non plated so much more friendly on the calves and feet as a daily trainer. Can do anything from easy to race pace, and excels in distances up to HM as a race shoe. If I weren’t running my half in the Superblast or Megablast, it’d be my choice. All 3 great options for your first do it all trainer.
Yeah, zen is a high Z2/ Z3 banger for me. Evo SL is slightly pacier than that. Neither are true daily’s in a marathon block for me as they both require a bit of pace and power to feel at their best. Both feel strange at recovery pace.
My current favorite “do it all” shoes for recovery/easy/long are MagMax (both versions), Vomero plus, 1080v15. Interestingly I think the Neo zen 2 might be good for this category too, but I haven’t tried it yet.
Agreed. Dependable, light, somewhat bouncy/propulsive feeling at pace. But not exactly fun or exciting to lace up, can feel clunky at easy paces, upper as terrible. I traded mine at 200mi for a pair of Evo SLs, another pair I don’t love but enjoyed more than the MBs lol
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