May I ask why you just didn’t simply buy a new Pegasus?
The NB 860 v15, in wide, is an absolute boat in comparison to the Peg. If you’re good with the peg you definitely don’t need this shoe.
I, as a flat footed runner with no arch whatsoever returned this shoe because it was too bulky.
you know your own body better than anyone, ask yourself how the shoes feel. also you can ask the employee to get whatever shoe you want to try, not just what they want to sell you. I have a pair of the 860v15 (wide), and I find them to be a comfortable easy run shoe, but I do have wide feet (also high arches/forefoot)
I am 53, 177 lbs with high arches, wide feet supposedly, (I have never bought wide shoes in my life) running 5-10k distances and the salesperson at the running store said I over pronate. He recommended the wide size New Balance fresh foam x 860 v15 and I was pretty disappointed because I was coming in wanting a fun responsive trainer to work on getting faster and ended up with giant clown shoes..
The shoe I have been running in are Nike Pegasus 41 regular and they didn’t seem too narrow or cause injury. I have over 200 miles on them, but I bought those without any professional guidance and because they were on sale.
My question is, should I return the NB 860s and if I do, what would you recommend? I thought I was wanting Adidas Adizero EVO SL or ASICS Superblast 3 when I went to the store but the salesman didn’t even want to show me any super trainers.
TL,DR: I wanted fast fun shoes, ended up with something I’m not very excited about.
That’s what I think I needed to hear, the NBs are comfortable but feel giant and clompy and even if it’s true that I over pronate, I don’t want to rely on a “crutch” and would rather strengthen my ankles by running more.
love my new balance 860v14’s. they are just about cooked though and I tried on the 860v15 and it is so heavy i am looking for a suitable replacement. considering the vomero plus
I've said this many times, but for heavy runners like ourselves you HAVE to go get your feet/running form analyzed to see if you need supportive shoes and insoles and to see what shoes work best for you. It's worth the trip. Otherwise you'll greatly risk injuring yourself.
That being said, after multiple analysis, I ended up buying New Balance 860v14s (I actually now own 4 pairs of them) and supportive insoles. These shoes and insoles completely fixed my posterior shin splints. The v15s are probably okay as well, but they felt too squishy for me so I went with the 14s.
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