Master's: what are you main shoes for training and racing?

Don't be embarrassed of the Skechers, from what I've heard they're a really good shoe.

52 yo. 5'6" 130# I've been wearing race flats for traing since college so the minimal thing to me is nothing new. Currently rotate LunarRacers, Streak and Free 3.0 for training. Race 5k to marathon in Zoom Streak XC LT or whatever it's now called.

63 yo 5'8" 129# ~60mpw For the last couple of years I alternate Nike LunaRacers and Skechers GoRuns on the roads for weekday training and Mizuno spikeless XC shoes for trails on the weekends. I now am doing my road racing in the Skechers GoRuns, which feel great to me, and doing XC in the Mizuno XC shoes, or Adistar steeple spikes for important XC races.

adidas adizero tempo 5 for training and NB 1400 for racing

both are fairly narrow, which is the main thing I need in a shoe

Asics Piranha, New Balance Road Minimus and adidas Gazelle something or other, Pur Gazelle maybe?

55 yrs old, 5'9", 121 lbs. For training I rotate lunaracers, hyperspeeds, adidas adizero ace (an older version) and adios, and for racing, piranhas and lunarspider rt's.

For training, Saucony Kinvara on roads and NB MT110 on trails, which I do a lot of.

For racing Nike Zoom Streak XC - getting the LT soon, I guess, and for trail racing the NB MT110.

54 years old, 6', 150lbs, 50mpw

Training: Mizuno Wave Elixer 7 (LOVE this shoe), Asics DS Trainer 17

Racing: Mizuno Wave Ronin 3, Brooks Racer ST

Master is what?

Makes no sense

New Balance 1600 or Nike Free 3.0v3--can't go wrong there...

I pick the right shoe for the job:

Road training, everyday: Saucony Mirage

Road racing short: Saucony Type A5

Road racing long: Saucony Kinvara

Trail training - New Balance

Trail racing - Puma waffle-racer type flat

Track spikes: Brooks Wire

Cross country: Brooks Beast

i'm about the same height/weight as the op, and like nyloco, i use different shoes for different runs:

all-around regular runs and 14 milers: saucony kinvara

track and shorter tempos: nike lunaracer

road races: asics piranha

spikes (even for x-c): nike victory

5'8 150

Mizuno Elixer- Im a big fan of this shoe. It's one of my every day trainers. I'll wear them on tempos as well.

Adidas Boston- rotate with the exlixer. a decent light weight trainer.

racing- adidas adios.

Age 49, 6ft 160lbs

All training: mostly Saucony Kinvaras but sometimes the Saucony Virrata

Racing: 5 miles and up Saucony Virrata

saucony Kilkenny xc flats for training and racing.

love the thread as I need to buy new shoes.

Where do y'all buy these shoes for best prices?

festivus wrote:

love the thread as I need to buy new shoes.

Where do y'all buy these shoes for best prices?

your best bet is to find old colors at discount prices online.

if that doesn't work, buy your first pair at a bricks and mortar store and then find them cheaper at running warehouse or the like. holabird is cheap too.

5'11"/176 lb/age 51 hobby-jogger (but with decent form and no foot-related problems)

Everyday training/races over 10k:

Saucony Kinvara (liked the 2 better than the 3)

"Speed" workouts/races up through 10k:

Saucony Grid Type A5

I've moved around among adidas, Saucony, and New Balance for neutral lightweight trainers; for racing shoes, it's been Saucony or Nike over the last 10 years.

Mizuno and Asics have never fit me well.

Training:

Nike Lunar Glide or Nike Lunarspeed Lite

Racing:

Nike LunarSpider R or Flyknit Racer