Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT%

My most recent race shoe purchase is the AP4. Haven’t run a full in them yet, but have done some shorter races. Previously, I’ve raced halfs and fulls in the Clifton 8, Vaporfly 2, Alphafly 1, Endorphin Speed 2, Adios Pro 3, Zegama 1, Topo Specter 1, Endorphin Trail, Endorphin Pro 3, Endorphin Speed 3, and Tyr Valkyrie Speedworks. AP3 has been my favorite of those. Ran 2 halfs and 2 fulls in them plus an ultra and then put a lot of miles in them as a daily trainer. Great shoe. AF1 was great too, but I did a lot more daily miles than races in those.

I had a pair of Nike Alphafly NEXT% that lasted 880 miles. That version of ZoomX was fantastic. I actually wore through the outsole and the air pod in one of them burst (right in the middle of a 14 miler), but the foam still felt great. For shoes that are actually available now, I’ve had a good experience with several iterations of the Saucony Endorphin Speed. The foam feels good through 500+ miles and the upper and outsole hold up well. They are also good for any distance or pace.

Hi! Looking to buy a new race day shoe that can fit 10k racing up to marathon (is it even possible?). I'll be running 10k, half marathon and marathon in the next year and looking to get a pair of race day shoes. About me: \- 5K: 19:45 / 10K: 42:21 / HM: 1:31:19 / Marathon: 3:52 \- Midfoot striker, normal width feet \- Building back mileage to 70-80 km/week \- Following Norwegian Singles training (3 quality sessions/week) My goals this following year will be to break 40min for the 10k and about 3:30 for marathon if it makes a difference. Current rotation: \- Saucony Hurricane (retiring soon, replacing with Vomero Plus) \- Asics Superblast 2 (long runs) \- Adidas Adizero Evo SL (intervals) \- Nike Alphafly 1 (few years old, used for 164km, unsure if pop is still there) I got two main priorities for my new shoe, first of all to be versatile from 10k to marathon but also have decent durability, I don't want to replace them after 2-300km. I've been eyeing the Adios Pro 4 which seems like a good fit (also on sale for about £150) but want to be sure that I'm not missing out on anything else. Or if you think AP4 is not a good fit, I'd love to hear your guys thoughts! Asics Metaspeed Sky Tokyo also seems interesting but not sure on its durability. Appreciate any input, thanks!

I have the same opinion but that’s mostly because I own to many shoes(about 70)and half of them are super shoes. Many marathon shoes like the AP 3 or 4 last very long and can be used for a lot of different workouts like long runs tempo intervals etc. My AP 3 ( which I bought discounted at 125€)have 400 km and they look as good as new. My first pair of Nike’s 4% flyknit lasted for 400 miles(640 km). The Alpha fly( I have the 1 and 3)or the Vaporfly 3 are not so durable. The last one showed signs of decay even after the first 12 miles. I think the main reason people buy super trainers instead of super shoes is price and durability. Many people can’t afford or don’t want to spend money on many different pairs of shoes and just want a do it all shoe for training and racing. That’s fine but not recommended. For someone who runs marathons it’s better to alternate between 2-3 pairs for injury prevention.

Over the last 4 months I've only used Carbon Race shoes, My legs and feet have never felt better, my running has improved significantly, but, I think there's probably a sweet spot where this works that's connected to weekly milage and overall milage, if you're running 160+km a week you're going to need some recovery/easy runs and Carbon Race shoes just aren't the best for that, but then either are the Megablasts... I personally run 60-90km a week and don't do any easy running, If I use training shoes running 90km a week I'd need a recovery/easy run, but the Carbon race shoes look after my legs better so I just don't need it if only using racers which is great because I loath easy running, I also find them more comfortable, the versatility I need is all at the higher end, and in many instances the durability is better than daily trainers or easy/recovery shoes. I very rarely pay more than £140 for a pair of shoes.

Prime X1 Strung. Alphafly 1.