FuelCell Rebel v4

I actually love the NB line up. Im 5'11 190lbs. My BIGGEST issue with their damn shoes is they heel rub like no other shoes. I ran a new 5k pb yesterday at sub 6 pacing in the elite v4s and came out with a blister like I finished running a marathon. So they definitely could perform but the heel rub sucks. Ive had same experience with rebel v4s where I loved the shoe but heel rubbed. I have the trainers now too so im hoping that issue doesnt carry to them as well. But I feel the response in the NB shoes are really great.

I’m no expert, but I have the V5 (have V4 too but it was bit smaller so I never ran more than 10K with it). With V5 I ran 15K today and it was fine.

Same exact thing happened to me with the v4 lol and I didn’t have a single good run in them. No clue what they put in those advertisements!

If you already have 1080's and Rebel v4's, I would start a rotation around those.  Alternate the 1080's and the Rides for easy/long runs, use the Rebels for speed work. If you wanted to stick with Saucony,  the new anticipated Azura comes out next week,  Endorphin Speed 5's are also well reviewed, and the Pro 4's are on sale right now, as the Pro 5 is coming out soon.   https://runrepeat.com/guides/best-orthotic-friendly-running-shoes RunRepeat has a category for orthotic friendly shoes, but I can see how it is overwhelming. The running shoe geeks can really overcomplicate things.

I’m agnostic on gait analysis, I’ve never had one but also never felt the need for one. At one point I used to get knee pain but increasing cadence and changing to midfoot strike made it better. I tend to just try to find shoes that are considered ok for wide feet, have a decent toe box and are ok for mid strikers. Currently using ASCIS novablast 5 which I really like. Previously did 300-400 miles in the New Balance Rebel v4 which were fine, but probably prefer the Novablast.