North East Running

Two months ago I blogged that I needed new race shoes. Finally I managed to get a pair of the Nike Air Zoom Alphafly Next% -  https://northeastrunning.blogspot.com/2020/07/nike-or-adidas-for-running-shoes.html These are the new, top of the range race shoes from Nike , They have been made famous by Eliod Kipchoge who broke the two hour barrier for the marathon  and also through some of the speculation that they may have been about to be banned for the Olympics (they weren't). Eliod Kipchoge setting records in the Alphaflys So... what were my thoughts after I took them for my first run. Fit : I have size 9 feet and fit snuggly in my Adidas Ultraboost training shoes and my previous race shoes, Nike Vaporfly 4%. Having ordered them online without trying them on, I was a bit nervous - but needn't have been. They fitted perfectly. You have to stretch them quite a bit to get your foot through the neck - but then they fit really nicely. The Atomknit material hugs your foot nicely (as...

I'm really undecided whether to go for Adidas or Nike when I get my next pair of running shoes that I use for races. Past experiences Since I started really enjoying running around two years ago I have kept two pairs of running shoes at a time. One for training and one for races. The Adidas Ultraboost has been my choice for training. Pros : - Sturdy enough to run on trails and rough surfaces - Good cushioning - Last really well Cons : - Feel a bit heavy when doing speed work. Every 800km - a new pair of Ultraboosts! When racing (anything from parkrun up to half marathon and even an occasionally 5,000m on the track) I've been running in the Nike Vaporfly 4% Flyknits . Pros : - Very lightweight - Hug your feet like a glove - In my experience, celiver times 5-10s faster per km than any shoe I have ran in Cons : - Really poor grip in wet conditions - try and run Hexham parkrun on the wet grass and not fall over - Starting to edge toward £200 for a pair ...