The reality is that you need to try them on, feel how they feel on your feet. Vomero or Pegs are great choices and can last you a good distance. Wear and your running style will affect this.
The test is what you feel, you are the best judge of what feels right on you. I tried earlier versions of the Vomero 15/16(?) and didn’t like them, thought my Vomero 14s were great, and I like the 18s.
The reality is that you need to try them on, feel how they feel on your feet. Vomero or Pegs are great choices and can last you a good distance. Wear and your running style will affect this.
The test is what you feel, you are the best judge of what feels right on you. I tried earlier versions of the Vomero 15/16(?) and didn’t like them, thought my Vomero 14s were great, and I like the 18s.
My shoe purchases this year:
Nike Vomero 16 (£59.99)
Brooks Glycerin 20 (£73.80)
Mizuno Wave Sky 6 (£54)
I haven’t paid full-price for a pair of running shoes since Vomero 1 came out, and that was only because the store did an excellent job with gait analysis that helped cure longstanding shin issues.
Never buy budget shoes - buy great shoes at good prices from previous seasons.
Yeah outlet stores are the way to go. Recently went to one with an Adidas and Nike store. Managed to get some Vomeros for about £50 but the Adidas store also had Bostons. There’s also quite a few New Balance ones.
You do kinda need to know what you’re going in for though, they just have everything out and don’t really separate between what’s a casual trainer and what’s a running shoe, or what type of running shoe they are. ASICS are probably the only outlier here where the staff can help you out a bit, whereas with the other brands they’re pushing casual or football stuff more and may have 1 or 2 decent running shoes hidden amongst other stuff.
I think Superblast is a no brainer for starting a shoe rotation. Get the 2 if you like it firm and want to use it for faster workouts. Get the 3 if you want it softer and more comfortable for both daily and even paced longer runs, with some workouts(capable, but not as fast as the 2 imo)
Other options: Megablasts are faster, but narrower than the SB. I love the EVO SL but i know people who finds it unstable. Vomero plus is also good, soft and bouncy, slightly less stable than Superblasts but are often on sale now.
Personally coming from 123kg to ~95-ish(still working) I don’t think it should stop anyone from getting ‘advanced’ shoes. As long as you know what you are going for.
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Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.
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