FuelCell Rebel V1

Rebel V1s were the best IMO ! I stopped buying rebels after v2

Rebel v5 is a miss. Trying to become daily trainer vibe to match Vomero, while wanting to be speed shoe like Evo SL. Rebel v4 was great, but a bit off. We could have ignored the flaws until Evo SL came. Rebel v1-3 was good series but yeah such a shame. Same goes for novablast. Take it with a grain of salt. You might not get good distance, opposed to what reviews are saying.

That’s how I feel about my rebels. Idk if it’s the geometry of the shoe, but even tho it has plenty of cushioning for running slow it feels like it makes me roll briskly into my next stride.

Personally I got the New Balance SC Elite V4 (also mentioned in the comments) and raced with a goal time of 3:30 in them. I had no regrets other than the fact that it costed more money. I had a blast in them and will definitely be racing in them again. Broke my goal time with a 3:28:07. Super proud of myself and happy the shoes didn't get in the way. IDK if they made me faster since I had done similar paced runs in my NB rebels but also had tib post pain from them so I opted out of racing in them which worked out for the best.

I need help... I can't find a good running shoe. I was running on the Mach 5 for over 6 years but can't find any more pairs of them. I didn't love the 6 because they were a little too stiff. From there I went to a local running store to try and get help and tried the Hoka Clifton 9, New Balance Fuel Cells Rebels, and the Altra Flow 3. Hoka Clifton 9 - to plush really aggravates my ball of foot pain New Balance Fuel Cells Rebels - I have been loving but after only 40 miles they're irritating my arch Altra Flow 3 - good on my arch but lost feeling in my toes Again I loved the Mach 5 and I have the NB DynaSoft Nitrel v6 as my trail running shoe that also has been working super well for me. I have a high arch and pretty wide toe. My main issues are arch pain or ball of foot pain.

Some have been mentioned already but you can search this out too. Brands like Adidas, New Balance, and even ASICS have started taking the rods out of their race shoe and offering them as trainers. These would be shoes such as the EVO SL and even the Boston from Adidas, the Rebel from New Balance, and the MetaBlast from ASICS. They all typically come with the same foam and fit as the race shoe but without the rods or propulsion technology found in many race shoes these days. I personally owned the New Balance Rebel for most of my marathon prep as my long run shoe and then raced in the SC Elite v4 from New Balance. Felt identical fit wise and truly while running. The only difference I felt was the effort required to run faster.

Adidas EVO SL can be found on good sale in certain colors these days. Also the New Balance Rebel. I used to exclusively run in Novablasts but have been enjoying those two