The first Pegasus turbos were my favorite shoe. I absolutely loved them. The second gen turbos were decent. Second gen was better for mid distance shoes. Anything over 10k on second gen was not it.
Hi, I have always been a runner, to varying degrees throughout life, but haven't ever run a timed half marathon. I am about to be 40 years old and am signed up to run 5k, 10k and half marathon at Disney in October over the course of 3 days. My most recent timed 5k was around 24 minutes with little prep. I would like to try to get to an 8 minute mile average for the half marathon.
I have run wearing Nike Pegasus Zoom for like 2 decades but in the last 3 years started using Nike Free Run. I was in the Nike outlet a few weeks ago and the soles of the Nike Pegasus were so big they looked ridiculous. I bought Nike Free RN 2018. Then i was in a running store with my wife over this weekend and every shoe they carried had these giant cushioned soles. I felt like there was a push in the past for people to start using more minimalist shoes, has research guided the industry in the opposite direction?
I read the wiki questions and they didnt really cover minimalist shoes, I think. Should i just go back to training with the Pegasus?
Does anyone have other tips or advice?
**UPDATE: I went to a running store. Tried on a few shoes. Based on my preference in the past of the Pegasus Zoom we started with the Brooks Ghost 18, then Brooks Glycerin which was a little too cushioned for me, and then a new balance shoe I can't remember the name of which felt really wobbly in the ankles. I settled on the Brooks Ghost 18. He said the Hoca and Asics they had in stock would probably have more cushioning than I want based on the first shoes tried. **
Thanks. Yeah it has probably been about a decade since I tried on shoes at a running store. 2008 to like 2016 I went to stores a few times, tried on tons of shoes, and every time I ended up getting the Pegasus. So I decided to just skip the process and save time and money buying pegasus at the nike outlet.
It is probably about time I do the process again. Especially since I have a goal for October.
Been rotating between Salomon Sense Ride for trails and Nike Pegasus for road runs.
Nothing super exciting, but both just work. The Sense Ride feels like a nice middle ground - enough grip for most trails without feeling too heavy. Pegasus is just my “don’t think, just run” shoe.
Been thinking about trying something with a wider toe box next (maybe Topo or Altra again), but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
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