Under Armour running shoes?

They're crap - all apparel companies who come out with shoes make crap shoes and the line eventually gets dropped.

You most likely tried on the UA cross training shoe that has been out for a while now. These are the "Prototype" X-Trainers that were featured in the Superbowl commercial. The true technical UA running shoes will begin to show up in stores in Feb 09, and are actually decent shoes for the company's first go.

I received a pair of the Apparition's last week. They are the higher end neutral shoe. The line doesn't come out for a bit. I was very surprised by the shoe. I usually wear Asics DS Trainer or Mizuno Elixer. My first reaction after a seven mile run was "they don't suck" and after I thought about it I realized they felt so good during my run I forgot I had a new pair of shoes on. Then I wore them around and did another run the next day. The more I wore them the better they felt. I usually need a little support in my shoes but these felt good. I need to run in them a couple more times to get a good feel for them, but nothing negative to say at this point.

For an apparel company they made a good shoe on their first try. I'm sure they will have a big advertising push when they come out.

i have tried a pair out and they are legit. the only problem is that they run a bit heavier then competitors. i put 80-90 a week on a strait cushion pair for a month and just decided to wear them around after that because they look pretty sweet. i think if they lighten up for version 2 they will be just as good as a pair of Pegasus or supernovas

UA's designer is formerly of Mizuno and Fila explaining the plastic plate in them...probably why if you like the wave rider you like them...

Chris Brewer?

Their neutral shoes seem legit, their stability models are less stable than the neutral ones.

I got a pair of Mizuno Wave runners this summer and it felt like running on 2 x 4's-very still with little or no energy return. I always liked the old Nike Air Pegasus till they screwed that shoe up beyond recognition.

Any recommendations from the LR shoe experts?

Are the shoes tight enough to show off my foot muscles?

I bought a pair of the "SPEED" ones a couple of months ago after trying them on. They are light, and give the proper support to my old, problem feet...(fallen arches, swollen balls of feet, 50 years old). I don't use them for long or speedy runs but I can walk and jog comfortably for a couple of miles and can wear them all day and my feet feel better than in all my other shoes. I really appreciate these shoes. The only downside is the smell of them. I thought that the "newness" smell would dissapate, but they are still fairly pungent. Kind of a solvent-ish pee smell to my nose. As long as I'm not in close quarters I really love them!

Does this mean that UA is going to sponsor TF now? They get alot of big names from football and baseball.

Indeed.

And I think Brewer has since his Mizuno days been part of a two man think tank with Carrozza, which has obviously produced some really nice stuff. The Mizuno stuff hit for certain; the Fila was some of the nicest stuff I've run in, it just was not yet ready for mass appeal. So it may be a safe assumption that the UA product will be at the least, above average in all facets.

We received our seed shoes last week. They look, well, they look like one might expect UA shoes to look. The upper won't make you look twice, other than the UA logo.

The fit is a bit roomy. Not necessarily bad for the average American foot, to be sure. There is an internal foot wrap that holds the foot snug, but the fabric on the outside of the upper has a bit of play in it.

If any of you remember the Fila ride from Brewer's tenure there, this will have some familiarity. Not as agressive an arch, nor as smooth from heel to toe (NOTHING, imho, is as smooth as those Fila), one is still reminded of the Fila. UA has certainly done a fine job in taking one of the few things that did work on the Fila, and paring it down for a broader appeal.

In time, and with the proper roll out and marketing, UA will probably sell a surprisingly high number of shoes. It may take some time to entice the old school runner to try 'em, but for those 3X per week runners who are familiar with the brand from other sports, they should do well.

They just need to make some lightweight trainers and/or flats, and I'll drink the juice.

ALL the Fila shoes were AWFUL! I really gave them a chance, but they didn't even feel like running shoes. They were so weird on your feet and super narrow.... oh and a crazy arch. f*cked up shoe

Why the hell was your dumb ass in shoes that were wrong for you?

Brewer recently checked in on an RW thread on the same topic, and gave some detail about the forthcoming running shoes:

http://forums.runnersworld.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/687106477/m/4191084065

Sweet! Now I can look like even more of a douchebag!

The ad in this month Running Times has pics. They all look like last year's Fila models. Plastic cradle is the main feature.

skin tight look at my pecs wrote:

Sweet! Now I can look like even more of a douchebag!

I won't deny that a lot of douchey people wear Under Armour gear, but it's actually good stuff. Great warmth to weight ratio, it wicks well, and because it's so skin tight, you can layer it really well under normal running gear. It's expensive though...

I'm stoked that Under Armour is going to try the shoe market... if they put a decent amount of R and D into it, they could come out with some novel, good new stuff.

I'll try them when I see them clearance priced at Marshall's before the end of 2009.