Li-Ning - Red Hare 9 Ultra (ARPW007)

Are the Asics Superblast 3 close to a Superblast 1 when broken in? I just started running in them for the first time indoors and it finally felt soft! 😄 I have a pair of Li Ning Red Hare 9 Ultras but somehow on the first run it gave me pains on my left talus. Could be from overloading from so much running that week. Now that's a great shoe in itself but has less stability and really just depends on the runner. Back to the Superblast 3. My version 1s feel better running indoors but cusious if some runners here feel there's a version 1 and 3 have a similarity to them once the 1s are broken in.

My shoe rotation. Dynafish Xianian for race and fast tempo. Li-ling Red Hare 9 Ultra for everything else. Complete investment 250 USD

Li Ning red hare ultra 9. Absolute best recovery/easy/daily shoe out right now. About the weight of the Megablast with a much more forgiving and fun foam setup. Can get it from Amazon. 

Nice review. I do agree this shoe is really special. It is probably the first shoe where I felt, I am not yet fast enough to fully benefit from it as a marathon shoe because my marathon pace is 5:00-5:15min/km and I agree with you that it truly comes alive at sub 5 min/km. I used to run in quite a few Chinese models around 2020-2021 when I lived in Shanghai but at the time they were mostly avereage. This shoe made me really look at the Chinese market. I got Dynafish Xiaonian, Anta c202 LSD and Re Hare 9 Ultra (last one is still on the way) and I think it will be hard for Western and Japanese brands to get my attention anytime soon...

The Saucony Hurricane is a good option however compared to the Nike Vomero Plus or Li-Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra they do feel significantly less energetic although slightly more stable. All these options are best suited for long easy runs up to marathon pace. The Superblast 2 is also best suites for long runs but handles marathon pace up to HM paces better.

Recovery/Easy/Long: Lining Red Hare 9 Ultra Speed Training/Race: Puma DNE4 Trail: Adidas ASU 2

If stability is your main concern; Daily: 361 Eleos 2 Plus, 361 Eleos, Dynafish Xiaonian, Anta Zone 2, Li-ning Red Hare 9 Pro, BMAI March 6, Qiaodan Wind 4 Eleos 2 Plus is a stable max stack trainer with TPEE foam, slightly firmer than the Eleos which is PEBA/EVA blend, both available on Taobao and Aliexpress (pricier). Dynafish Xiaonian is one of the best running shoes ever made, bouncy and very versatile, soft TPEE foam. Anta Zone 2 (nitrogen infused supercritical foam) is a soft, bouncy plateless super trainer with a very energetic N90 super foam, Red Hare 9 Pro is a classic daily trainer with a traditional ride, beaded Boom foam with balanced cushioning. Alternatively the BMAI March 6 is a good stable daily, punchy beaded TPU foam. Qiaodan Wind 4 might be the fastest daily trainer out of the bunch here, also beaded TPU, plastic plate for stability. Long run: Dynafish Xiaonian, Li-ning Red Hare 9 Ultra You can technically use the Xiaonian (TPEE) as a daily trainer but I prefer it for long runs as it is so good at locking you at steady pace. RH9U (PEBA) is another good long run shoe, very protective, fun and one of the bounciest if not the bounciest shoes out there, although stability is minimal here. Tempo trainers/budget racers: Li-ning Feidian 5 Challenger, BMAI Carbon Fly Plus, BMAI Carbon Fly 2, Anta C202 7 The Li-ning Feidian 5 Challenger (PEBA) is one of the best shoes out there for speed sessions offering insane value for being dirt cheap on Taobao. BMAI Carbon/Jingtan Fly Plus (beaded ATPU) is another good tempo trainer. For budget racers, I’d recommend the Anta C202 7 (nitrogen-infused N85) if you like soft cushioning, or BMAI Carbon Fly 2 (beaded ATPU) if you like firmer, punchy cushioning. Race: Xtep 160x 3.0/3.5 Pro, Anta C202 6 Pro, 361 Flame 5, 361 Flame 5 Future, 361 Furious Future 2, Qiaodan Feiying Plaid 1.5 The Xtep 160x 3.0/3.5 Pro is the most popular Chinese race shoe, aggressive but bouncy and decently stable shoe, beaded PEBA. The C202 6 Pro (nitrogen infused supercritical foam) is also another aggressive and fast marathon racer, stable and punchy. The Flame 5 (beaded nylon) is a stable racer, slightly on the firmer side than most super shoes today, while the Flame 5 Future (TPEE) is a fast half marathon and 10k shoe. The Furious Future 2 (PEBA) and Plaid 1.5 (TPEE) are good options if you like soft and bouncy racers. Li-Ning Feidian 6 Elite (PEBA) is arguably the best Chinese race shoe to date (the bounciest) but stay away from it if you want a stable one. My top 3 Chinese marathon shoes: Feidian 6 Elite > C202 6 Pro > 160X 3.0/3.5 Pro = Feidian 5 Elite

Love dynafish  I have a hard time recommending any Western brand after having the dynafish and the li-ning red hare ultra 9 - nothing competes with them not just for $ but for ride too.

I have not but it’s on my list to try. It will be interesting to see where it fits with the nimbus and SB3. I recently also received the Li Ning red hare 9 ultra, and is currently probably my favorite max stack shoe. I’d describe it as a hybrid between the Vomero 18 plus and the Mizuno Neo Zen V1.

Li Ning Red Hare 9. 140$ on Amazon and it’ll destroy anything you can buy otherwise for 200$ or less.