I am going to be running my first ever marathon in 3 weeks. I currently own some Saucony Type A3 flats that I wear for intervals/tempos/races. I have run up to a half marathon in them and they felt okay. I plan on running about a 2:35 marathon. My question is, has anyone tried the Type A3 shoes in a marathon and if so how do they hold up? Did your feet feel okay after or did they hurt? Thanks in advance.
Bump. Anyone have any thoughts?
My thoughts are you will be fine.
A club friend of mine ran one in some Saucony Killkenny XC flats, which are even lighter than the Type A3 IIRC.
If you're shooting for 2:35 you should be able to make your own decision.
Yeah I just haven't run that far in them and wanted to see if someone else had. I'm leaning towards wearing them, unless I hear from some people who say they've tried it and it hurt their feet.
What time did you run for the half?
The shoes are great for the marathon. But you should do a long run in them before your marathon.
Like someone else said use them in a long run. I would also get a new pair.
I ran 23 miles in them on Saturday and they were fine. And I only have 75 miles on them, so I think they should be okay still as far as wear and tear. And to the earlier poster I ran the half in them in 1:12:48.
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