Puma magnify and magmax, Saucony Endorphin Azura (just came out), Novablast 5, Hoka Mach 6, (narrow foot friendly for sure), Tyr Maverick V1 are all lighter and protective but not mushy from my personal experience/research. The 1080v13 and v14 is also my go to casual/walking shoe and they increased the weight quite a bit from one to the other. But even then the 13 was a bit of a slog for me. I think modern trainers have the ability to pick up the pace and protect you on slower runs as well.
Can’t speak to the velocity but I have MagMax 2 and tried the Magnify. I have width issues in the mid-foot with some shoes. The Magnify was too narrow for me. The MagMax2 is wide enough. I believe the Velocity is similar or maybe even less width than the Magnify. So I would suggest MagMax2
Don’t overlook PUMA
6-1 230 and use Magnify Nitro, really well built and not too soft.
RIP to Salamon those things were tanks back in the day, they still make shoes but never found their niche on the road side and are all over the place.
I am 6'3, slightly lighter (82-85kg) and have raced in most shoe brands (<1:30 HM). My most important factors are (i) speed and (ii) comfort / toe protection. I train in Asics (Kayano - long slow runs) and Puma (Magnify Nitro - medium moderate run) and race in Puma (Deviate Nitro Elite 3). I am very happy happy with the pumas at the moment against my needs
I have the Kiprun and the Puma that you mention. I’m slightly heavier than you, similar pace for my easy runs and much higher mileage.
Anyway, they’re both awesome but are very different shoes.
The Kiprun is a proper soft cruiser, it eats up mileage, is super comfy and is great at slower paces. My friend is running a 150 mile ultra in his pair. Where they don’t excel is picking up the pace. They can, but they feel a bit clunky when you do. They’re a heavy shoe and they run warm too. I do pretty much all of my easy/recovery miles in them.
The Puma is a different beast. The foam is a little firmer and livelier meaning it picks up the pace a bit better, which is good if you want to pick it up, less good if you want to cruise. It’s definitely the more versatile shoe and is also a bit lighter. The geometry pushes you forward a bit too.
Both have very good outsoles and are fine on light trails which is where I do most of my running. Clearly though, they’re not trail shoes so if it’s muddy or technical you may come unstuck. Mileage wise, I’ve done well over 500km in the Pumas and 300km in the Kiprun. Neither will be retired any time soon.
Top Road Running Shoes on Reddit
1
ASICS
SUPERBLAST 2
71% positive of 805 users
Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.
arcomatics
