I'm not bringing much useful information here for you, but I ran my first two Marathons (4:26 and 3:58) about 8 weeks apart in the same pair of Nike Vomero 17s. They probably had like 300-400 miles on them at the time too, definitely not a fresh pair. They are still one of my favorite all time shoes for a daily trainer, but can't believe I did two fulls in them. But between not wanting to spend the cash and still being new to the hobby, i just figured why not
If you take nothing else from my post, if you don't want carbons, you don't need em. Find a good pair that are comfortable and go smash it. Though, you're approaching those speeds where carbons would certainly help ya on race day
Vomero Plus, Superblast 2 or 3 (2 if you like a slightly firmer feel), Glycerin Max (1 not 2 if you can get it on sale), or Mount to Coast C1. All great long distance cruising shoes for bigger runners. I’m 6’3” 235 lbs.
I retired a pair of Vomero 17s recently. I really liked them and was planning on replacing them with the Vomero Premium but I found the NB 1080s for $80 and couldn't pass them up.
What would be the issue with the regular Evo SL? It has a more breathable upper than the ATR. The Vomero Plus is a wonderful long run shoe but if you’re hot in the ATR, your feet will melt in the plus! It has a thicker upper and an especially built up tongue.
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Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.
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