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I'm 192cm and 95kg running mainly 1080 v12 but finding them totally flat after 300km which is quite to quick; I was expecting at least 500km from them. Considering to invest in Superblast 2 as the next main shoe, also I ordered Adidas Boston 12 to give a try. Not sure how v14 is better from 12 as 13 is way too soft for me as getting ankle pain
I ran my first marathon in 4 hours 45 minutes in New balance 1080 v13. I highly recommend them. I tried the nike invincible 3 and novablast 4 in my long runs, but the 1080s were just perfect, comfortable and stable.
Puma magnify and magmax, Saucony Endorphin Azura (just came out), Novablast 5, Hoka Mach 6, (narrow foot friendly for sure), Tyr Maverick V1 are all lighter and protective but not mushy from my personal experience/research. The 1080v13 and v14 is also my go to casual/walking shoe and they increased the weight quite a bit from one to the other. But even then the 13 was a bit of a slog for me. I think modern trainers have the ability to pick up the pace and protect you on slower runs as well.
i got the v13, ang init sa paa. hoping they fixed it in v14
NB 1080 V13 lasted 800km for me. Outsole was still good, but lost its bounce/softness.
My new balance 1080 v13 are like a cloud. I haven't tried the v14's, so I can't speak for them. But I find myself grabbing the 1080's whenever I want to float.
My easy pace wearing 1080's is generally a 9:30/mile
My daily is the NB Rebel (v4, haven’t tried v5 yet). I have a lot of other shoes too though. Still love my 1080v13s for easy days.
I’m a slower runner, so caveat emptor. Right now my rotation is basically three shoes. NB Rebel v4 for shorter tempo runs where I want some ground feel, NB 1080s when I want to go super easy, and the ASICS Megablast for everything else. The rebels have been great and were dirt cheap so I got two pair. The Megablast I got slightly used on r/therunningrack and they’ve been a real surprise. They are great for any pace from slow to sprinting for me and the cushioning and bounce is surprisingly good.
The two shoes I use for this are the Adidas Supernova Rise, and the New Balance 1080. My wife loves her Ghost Max 2s for this also.
I did my first marathon with new balance 1080 v13s at 6’0 and 215 lbs
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