SC Trainer V1 for my first marathon (3:59) and SuperBlast 2 for my second (3:34) with no complaints about either shoe. Love them.
Also own the SC Elite V4s and love them. Have only raced a 10k in them but got a hefty PB in them. Would have no qualms with taking them the marathon distance.
From my summer marathon training effort.
NB 880 V14 351 miles - easy day trainer
NB 1080 V13 107 miles - super soft (too soft) recovery day
Saucony Triumph 21 521 miles - long run shoe. Favorite shoe of the year. Apparently they changed the new versions, otherwise I'd buy again.
Saucony Endorphin Pro 320 miles - previous racing shoe down graded to tempo runs.
Saucony Endorphin Pro 3 86 miles - race day shoe
Plus a handful of miles on the NB supercomp 1 and NB Rebel. The supercomp sole is worn thin with 470 miles. I need to throw these out, but I keep saying I can get one more run. I don't like the Rebel, too heavy for speed, not enough cushion for easy days.
Go to your local running store and try on some pairs. I really like the Adidas EVO SL($150), ASICS Superblast 2 ($200), New Balance SC Trainer (forget how much but these are carbon plated so a bit more$$). My heaviest use is the Superblasts and EVO SLs. Trying to get my hands on the ASICS Megablasts
I have the new balance super comp trainers and I really like them. I have 2 pairs. But I see a lot of people on here talking about how much they like the asics.
Then theres me who replaced my nb sc trainers for the EVOs as a long run only shoe lol. Supercomps were pretty good but once i tried on the EVOs it was no brainer
I would get another pair of evo sl. I got a rotation of 3 too: nb 1080 v14, nike zoom fly 6, evo sl. If i can go back in time i woukd have 3 pairs of the evo and probably vaporfly 4 for races.
I had to retire the nb sc trainers I had, they were too bulky for me.
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SUPERBLAST 2
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Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.
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