zoom fly 5’s are super comfortable by nike standards. saucony endorphin are also legit imo, but your feet will hurt regardless if you’re new to outdoor running lol
Would you categorise currex runpro as orthotics? I just got the evo SL, and after the first run had a panic because I felt a tiny tiny niggle in my knee.
I had the Zoom Fly 5 and this caused havoc on my knees. Since I’ve always aimed for a shoe with a wide sole. Having said this though, I added the currex runpro a couple of years ago and I’m thinking that the added support in the arch will stop my knees caving inward.
If anyone fancies weighing in it would be appreciated. The EVO SL felt so good, just besides the momentary knee fear.
Yes I’m coming around to this but did wonder if anyone found any regular shoes to be plenty stable before going any further into true stability shoe territory.
I have a set of Gel Nimbus 27 and Evo SL and they’re both too soft for me now, I’ve gone back to my old Nike Zoom Fly 5 which feel better but they’re pretty beat up.
Once you have race used carbon plated shoes you can use those as trainers for harder sessions and have a fresher pair come race day. I like the Vapor Flys and thankfully they go on sale pretty often if you don’t care about how they look.
I have always really liked my Mount to Coasts but in my last ultra they were hurting my toes rather out of the blue. I switched into my Nike ultraflys,which I have never loved, and they saved my race for me, went 70km more. I guess the moral of the story is to bring options.
I wish I was this detailed to know the specifics. I wore them for a 100k last year and then sporadically in between up to the October race. To be fair to Mount to Coast, I had the same toe trouble in my reliable Mizunos, which also took a chance out there. It may have been the nature of the course, backyard ultra, out and back course, essentially one gradual uphill there and a downhill back. The gradual downhill was the issue.
I found the Nikes really comfortable on my toes. I lost no nails. I'm a true forefoot runner, I wear out the bottom of my toes quickly. It was a rail trail so trail shoes weren't really necessary but glad I had them!
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