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.
I can speak from personal experience — I just ran a full marathon in the Vaporfly 4s and hit a personal best (3:06)! So yes, they are absolutely capable of carrying you through a marathon. The shoe performs great at all distances, not just 5K-10K.
Personally, I've always preferred the Vaporfly over the Alphafly for the marathon — I just feel more in control and comfortable in them. I did have my doubts about the VP4 though, because I ran a half marathon in them earlier and it didn't go so well. But the full marathon was a completely different story — they felt great from start to finish and I ended up running a PB, so I can't complain!
Great question.
Road Running
Adidas Evo Sl - White (344mi) Black (202mi) - fanstastic daily shoe that totally match the hype, bouncy without feeling squishy. Having two on rotation lets the foam recover. Best travel shoe to handle any type of run. Smitten. I ran over 500 miles last year in the Puma Mag Max, the SL is like that level of comfort without the weight.
Nike Vaporfly 4- Blue (16mi) newest shoe for fast days. Feel great, so light and nimble. I replace my Puma Nitro 3 (322 mi) with these. Really like the lacing and upper. So excited to see what I can do in these.
Trail Rotation
Nike Ultrafly (85mile). These shoes don’t get much talk. But I love the plated trail shoe, these 85 miles have been hard miles. We have lots of rocks in Colorado and these glide over them and don’t squish. Only down side is they get and stay very dirty. I’ve ran everything from Moab to Jungle with these. Lots of summer hiking in them too. Bonus points is these are the best mountain bike shoes I have ever owned.
Nike Pegasus Gore Tex - (250mi). My winter snow workhorses. Not to sweaty, durable as hell. Excellent grip.
We are lucky to have such great shoes available.
I just got some vaporfly 4s and after I finish NYC marathon I'm going to try and lower my 5k and 10k times. I will use the VF4 when i time trial or race. To (after one workout in them) they feel like a more comfortable VF2 with a little more ground feel given the lower stack. They want to go faster than the VF3, but the fit is not quite as comfortable (nor the outsole feel quite as soft-not that that is bad per se). They feel incredibly light in comparison to the 3 as well. Not much experience with the Takumi other than feeling like they were way too tight for me when I tried them on so couldn't get past that. VF4 fits the best of any vaporfly to me and feels a lot more distinguished from the alpha than the VF3 - which I would prob take up to a full if I had to, and would have no problem doing a half+ in. The VF4 feels like mile to 10K is ideal range.
Lots of opinions here. I say get what you like, but if you want to go vapor, you might enjoy the feel of the VF3 (and have more color options at that price or better) than the VF4 (which to me is definitely more of an aggressive feel). I'm sure others will disagree, but I think between the outsole and generally more comfortable fit and stability of the 3 over the 4 (which is much closer to the VF2 for me), you'll get more value and enjoyment out of them. But yeah, like others have said, the vomero plus is going to give you a lot of zoomX fun, way more comfort and way more versatility for all your day to day runs. I just took them out on the trail for an 8ish minute pace tempo and they did fine. Did not feel held back at all at that pace.
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