Best trainers for high mileage?

Saucony Kinvara!

Not necessarily very cushioned, but a good amount i think, and the first shoe i think of when i hear midfoot-neutral-high mileage.

I've had success running up to 95mpw in them, and they seem to do fine. Durable up to at least 400miles, more if tears in the upper don't bother you.

andy carroll wrote:

Love very cushioned shoes.

If the OP doesn't like the Vomero because of a "lack of cushion", then there is no possible way he is going to like the Kinvara. Even since the Vomero has been stripped down a little bit it is still one of the most cushioned shoes on the market.

OP, go try on some of the shoes you mentioned like the Asics Nimbus and Brooks Glycerin. I'm sure those would fit the bill to replace the Vomero.

Have you ran high mileage in either one? I want to know how the shoes I mentioned hold up to a lot of wear and tear.

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I know the gel-nimbus have worked for some friends of mine that do high mileage. I've never been fond of them though.

I run in the Gel-Nimbus. It's the only shoe I can wear being a very injury-prone runner. At 50-60 miles a week it serves me well but I don't go more than 2 months with the same pair.

Nike Frees.

Lots of cushion, ~7-8mm drop, very high mileage possible (have put 1k+ on a couple of pairs).

Can also go the 6mm route or 4mm route (iirc) with the 4.0 or 3.0. All of them are pretty cushy (the newest versions).

andy carroll wrote:

Have you ran high mileage in either one? I want to know how the shoes I mentioned hold up to a lot of wear and tear.

I've run up to 120 mpw in the Nimbus. Usually alternating at least two pairs though, and wearing flats for workouts. They usually last me 900-1200 miles, which is the primary reason that I like them.

I'm wondering what's going to happen to the Asics Gel-Nimbus in 2013. Are they dramatically changing the shoe? Is there an Asics Gel-Nimbus 15 in the works?

Alright thanks, good to know.

I used to get injured when I wore cushioned shoes on my longer runs. My regular shoes are fine. I wear the hobby joggers favorite...Newtons.

Do NOT listen to this idiot. He probably wears minimus on his long runs.

I hate all the Free and minimal crap. I think people like to boast that they are "real" runners because they wear no shoes. Every time you see clips of the Africans running they usually have these bulky old trainers on. Rupp trains in Triax shoes since HS. Frees are great for walking around the house but who wants to wear a shoe that feels lighter than your spikes? I have yet to meet a Nike sponsored distance runner who trains in frees. If there is one please inform me.

The Vomero is very cushioned. I sometimes feel they are too cushioned but still wear them. The new Glides aren't bad more responsive but not more cushioned. You should read the posts on RW and RRS about each of the shoes you are looking at. Some of the shoes you listed are very stiff. The Vomero is a flexible shoe. Often, for me, flexibility is the issue and not weight. If a shoe is stiff I finish a run feeling like I fought the shoe every step of the way.

Yeah I agree with you regarding the frees and minimus. And ok I'll read some posts, do you mean runners world and road runner sports?

Also, I loved the vomeros and I thought they were very flexible, but now they feel way too stiff. I definitely feel like I'm fighting them. What flexible durable shoes do you recommend?

Nike Shox. Right now I alternate my Shox and Vomeros just about every run.

Running Warehouse has some good reviews by athletes as does Road Runner Sports and Runners World forums. One of the magazines, RT or RW puts flexibility ratings with there shoes. Hard for me to recommend bc I have only recently wore the Vomeros and Glide. I'm not partial to Nike but lately they seem to feel better. Acics put in this metatarsal bar that irritates my toes but I used to love the DS Trainer. Brooks went to a "sprung toe" which also bothered my toes. The last Vomero started to cause some medial knee pain which I have never in my life experienced so I am not wearing them much. The Glide isn't bad but not totally neutral and not as cushioned. They do wear well.

New balance are good, the brooks seem too bulky. 12+ pounds.

The Nike Pegasus is another shoe that is very well cushioned and is pretty flexible.

The New Nike Pegasus (29) sucks compared to the 28. The 28 was one of my favorite shoes ever.

I do more or less 100mpw in Kinvara 3s and Flats for workouts.