Puma - Deviate NITRO™ Elite 3

Do your upcoming long runs with the last 8-10 miles at8:50min/mi. Make sure you are hitting 40-50mpw at peak. On race day absolutely stick to 8:50min/mile for the first 20 miles- do not go out hot thinking to slow down later, and do not go out slow thinking to magically start hitting negative splits. Shoes won’t shave time, just good old fashion training and strategy. Note I did 3:54:42 with two pee breaks on my first full, and I used the training strat above. Gear wise it was Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3.

May be a touch too narrow, but 95kg runner here who has the Adidas Adios Pro 3 and Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3. Latter is definitely quicker, but only take them up to HM distance.

I would echo some of the suggestions here. I imagine based on your height and mass you have quite big feet. As a fellow larger human (187cm, 95kg) I use the Deviate Nitro Elites, alphaflys in larger sizes, i am a UK 12 are just absolute units.

Puma DNE3 or NB SC Elite 5 👍🏻 Ive been using Puma mostly

Check out the puma deviate nitro elite 3 very stable and such an amazing under rated shoe It's my race day shoes And I love the boston 13s but yeah I hate the evos

Puma R3 - competition Puma DNE3 - speedwork (comp. before R3) 2 x Puma DN3 - Tempo up to 10k-ish pace (got 2 pairs 'cuz double threshold days) Puma velocity - easy <- wouldnt buy again, DN3 - better fast dailytrainer, magmax -better easy shoe IMO Puma Magmax - easy & recovery i use the DN3 / DNE3 as trailshoe, IMO somewhat casual-competative trailrunning gets too fast for normal trailshoes if trails are not technical.

IMO most actual trail "supershoes" are far away in performance from actual supershoes for road. a thing roche for example mentioned in his SWAP podcast aswell. i actually use the puma deviate nitro elite 3 for flatter races. puma's DNE3 race shoe (dont even think about touching trails with the new R3 tho :D) have an above average grippy sole and are still very heelstrike-viable when stuff gets exhausting or slow & are not as agressive due to basically no rocker, which is helpful for longer races.

Puma especially since they now have the top-of-the-list raceshoe aswell at the moment. everything is just 20-30% cheaper then the competition, stuff is durable, grip is good. the only real lack in puma was a high-end supershoe for very fast people, but that has been solved with the r3. magmax is a good max-cushion, velocity is a good dailytrainer, you have the plated dailytrainer with DN3 that is durable for like 600-800km. DNE3 is good enaugh for me for non-technical competative trailracing and shorter races where i dont want to grind away the moneys-worth of my R3's. the only thing missing is a good trailshoe for very technical hiky-type of trails.

Puma especially since they now have the top-of-the-list raceshoe aswell at the moment. everything is just 20-30% cheaper then the competition, stuff is durable, grip is good. the only real lack in puma was a high-end supershoe for very fast people, but that has been solved with the r3. magmax is a good max-cushion, velocity is a good dailytrainer, you have the plated dailytrainer with DN3 that is durable for like 600-800km. DNE3 is good enaugh for me for non-technical competative trailracing and shorter races where i dont want to grind away the moneys-worth of my R3's. the only thing missing is a good trailshoe for very technical hiky-type of trails.

Interesting. Currently use the Mega for everything apart from interval and race days, for them I use Puma DNE3, mainly because I find them more stable than Edge, Paris and even Pro 4s. Magic speeds might be worth a try then. Also using Megas for Easy days but thinking I might get a slower shoe, was thinking mag max or hold out and see what the SB3 will be like

Similar goals, my pairing is MB and Puma DNE3

I have had numerous over pronation issues and been through a lot of shoes, got custom insoles for my daily’s. However, I found the Puma DE3 very stable, without the custom insoles, and can run all day in them. The AP4 are probably next best

I used the kayano to come back from over pronation injury, IT band. I got custom insoles so I could pick a better shoe, currently have them in the megablast. I tried the GT2000 but didn’t like it, to firm. I would add that the Puma deviate elite 3 did not aggravate me (without insoles) and is very stable if your looking for a faster shoe. I haven’t tried the non plated version but could be worth a go

Puma Deviate Elite 3 (although wait for the 4) is easily the most stable shoe I’ve had (compared to AF3, ASICS Paris and Edge, AP4)

The Pro EVO 1/2 is a $500 shoe. Almost nobody needs that, but it’s the best race shoe money can buy. The Adios Pro 4 is the counterpart to the Alphafly. As to preference, that’s what it is. Tons of people love the Alphafly, but they gave me arch blisters, so I sold them and I race in the Adios Pro 3/4. You could also get the ASICS Metaspeed Sky Paris, the Hoka Cielo X1 2.0, the Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3, or the New Balance SC Elite v4/5.

It's really specific to the person. I've been loving my Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3s at all distances. I also really like Vaporflys for shorter stuff but my Achilles don't love them for HM/FM and I haven't been in Alphaflys yet. AP4 is a great shoe, Endorphin Pro 3/4 if you need a little more stability. I've been meaning to try the Edge Sky but haven't gotten around to it yet. For reference, I'm 5'9" 155lbs.

Similar size and pace, love the puma dne3… id try the 4 that just dropped if you can’t find 3, fast but comfortable, great entry to carbon racer Obv Adios Pro 4 would make sense to try too Ended up running 1:50 in Jan

You can get the Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3 (an absolutely beloved race shoe, look it up) for well under £200 if you shop around. Edit - in fact they're currently £169 at sportsshoes. I've just bought a pair as my first race shoe and so far (2 interval sessions) they seem fantastic. Their debut race is a 10k on Sunday...