Everyone wants to be fast and manufacturers are doing everything they can to make that more achievable. Shoes are getting lighter, more technically advanced, and even forcing governing bodies to put standards place to oversee what can and can't be done. The following list is some of the fastest out there right now and all road legal. Brooks Brooks Hyperion Elite Drop: 8mm Weight: 6.9oz Price: $250 Note this was NOT the ...
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More than any other review lately, none has been asked for more than this one... it’s the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next%. Like it or not, Nike has been pushing the needle pretty dramatically recently when it comes to what the future of road running looks like. From the initial launch of the Zoom Fly to the 4% and now with the Next%, they are making even non-competing runners turn their ...
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Here it is, probably one of the most talked about shoes in most running circles right now and literally a version on the feet of every Nike performance runner, it's the Nike Zoom Fly Flyknit. Now first off, let's remember that the shoe performance athletes are wearing are not the same shoes that you're buying. Just because this looks like a spin on the 4% and uses the same mid, ...
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Wow, I haven’t been more excited to try out a shoe in a long time. After watching Nike’s Breaking 2 and seeing their 4% shoe, I was truly ecstatic to see this manifest itself in their consumer lineup. On top of it, the Zoom Fly represents an all new design and profile for Nike, it truly is one of the first truly different things we have seen them in a ...
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We are rapidly closing in on the big day for a lot of runners around the world, the start of the 2017 Boston Marathon. While we really enjoy the beauty of the run, the people, the city, and the achievement; what we really like are shoes. Every year manufacturers release special editions specifically for Boston and we have started our round-up. We will keep this updated as more release, but ...
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I am consistently asked what my favorite shoes are and my answer is always the same, it depends. What terrain are you on, distances are you covering, what’s your pace, any lower extremity conditions, etc. These are all the questions I ask and even then I can return a list of what might work for you, but from that point it’s up to you. I don’t believe in the perfect ...
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