Kinvara 13

30M 6'1'' 230 pounds, coming back to running after 3 years long break. When I used to run I was a Heel striker, 5:30-6:00 minutes/km, usually around 30 km a week, more when half training. I used to have: **Mizuno Wave sonic** First running shoes, loved these, no notes. **Saucony Kinvara 12** Okay - midfoot was a bit narrow for me, still managed to train for and run a half marathon in these. What I am looking for: * Firmer foam * stable heel * lower stack * wider in midfoot I searched around here and runrepeat and it feels like boston 13 might suit me well. I also looked at asics Superblast 2/3, but for some reason I can't find my size where I live. are Boston 13s good choice? what other model should I look into?

I’m just getting back into running after a year hiatus. Been having some great runs in my kinvara 13s but they’re at end of life. Picked up a pair of kinvara 16s apparently closer to older style than the 14&15. I havnt done a whole lot of research I’ve been out of the running game for a bit, anybody using the 16s? How they compare with 13s? I will test for myself this weekend.

I run through a metric ton of shoes and I think people make too big of a deal out of which shoes to choose. Have a few trusted models that you know fit you well and just hunt for whatever is on sale. Personally Boston 13 and EVO SL are my go to for everything, and Boston 12 and saucony kinvara are the only shoes I’d say absolutely fucking sucked. But otherwise I’ll run in whatever.

Saucony Kinvara is my suggestion too 

Saucony for me, there shoes just seem to be right for me. Endo speed, Endo Pro and Triumph are all favourites. And kinvaras have also been favourite of mine 

This. I'm a multi-time Boston qualifier (and finisher). I've never used carbon shoes. I run my marathons faster than 4 min/km and the carbon shoe advantage barely starts at that pace. Save your money. Get good training shoes. I love racing and training in Saucony Endorphin Speeds, which do have a nylon plate, but they're an affordable shoe. For long runs in recent builds I've used Hoka Rincon, Adidas Adizero, and Saucony Kinvara, all bought on clearance, all great shoes.

You can save a lot of money by buying last year's shoes. E.g. one of my favourite shoes are Saucony Kinvaras and there's a local store selling last year's for $80.