Can I train in the Nike Zoom Streak LT 2?

When I was a senior in high school, I ran 120 mile weeks in the Nike Streak XC 2 (now called the Streak LT).

Every mile was logged wearing those shoes and they held up fine. The Streak XC had a mesh upper and the sides would rip after a while, but I believe the Streak LT has a different material in the upper now which presumably was changed to fix that problem.

you can, but the midsole and the little bit of cushioning at the bottom will be worn out within 300 miles

Well, you are in luck. I just tried a pair of Nike Free 3.0 v5's as well, and moved into the LT2's about 4-5 weeks ago. I cycle them through my rotation of two pairs of shoes. They are good for the road. They are a little bit more of a built-up flat to me, but I like them. I wore a 10 in the Free's without socks, but went with a 10.5 for the LT2's so I could wear them with socks, and they fit perfect. I am not expecting to get many miles out of them. I have about 150 into them so far, and the outsole is just about to hit the foam. Also have a good stride, forefoot underpronator, 90 miles/week

I will also note that they don't go flat (energy wise) like the Free's did for me. The LT2's have a nice pop to them

Of course you can, but why would you want to train in something so minimal? There is a reason most Nike athletes wear the Peg or Structure as their everyday trainer.IMO a little bit of heft in my daily trainer not only saves my legs, but also makes me feel that much faster when I put my flats on for a workout or race.

Wanna be streaker wrote:

I have a very fluid stride, landing forefoot to mid foot. I am wanting to use them for general base running on the roads in preparation for XC. I'll probably top out at 60 mpw. If it's recommended I can train in them, approximately how many miles will they last? Also, I currently train in Nike Free 3.0 v5 's.

I discovered the XC3 in about 2010 and did all of my training and racing in them until the end of last year when I gave up on finding new pairs. The LT2 is fine but not quite the same. They did fix the failure point on the shoe which was the pinky toe blowing out the mesh upper.

sethh wrote:

Of course you can, but why would you want to train in something so minimal? There is a reason most Nike athletes wear the Peg or Structure as their everyday trainer.

IMO a little bit of heft in my daily trainer not only saves my legs, but also makes me feel that much faster when I put my flats on for a workout or race.

What most NIKE athletes wear is irrelevant.

Most runners, regardless of if they are pros or not, wear cushioned shoes.

The amount of runners with injuries has been more or less constant despite "advances" in technology.

It makes zero sense to do the majority of your running in a shoes that is very unlike the one you will be racing in. Not only do you not adapt as much to the stresses of running in more minimal shoes, but you are more likely to get injured if the only time you wear those shoes is for your hardest running.

I've done all of my training in the Streak LT (1 and 2) for the last year or so. I don't find they wear faster than other shoes -- typically I retire them around 500-600 miles. They're probably my favorite shoes I've ever owned, and I've raced everything from 1500 to marathon in them without issue.

reader of the forums wrote:

What most NIKE athletes wear is irrelevant.

Most runners, regardless of if they are pros or not, wear cushioned shoes.

The amount of runners with injuries has been more or less constant despite "advances" in technology.

It makes zero sense to do the majority of your running in a shoes that is very unlike the one you will be racing in. Not only do you not adapt as much to the stresses of running in more minimal shoes, but you are more likely to get injured if the only time you wear those shoes is for your hardest running.

So you're telling me that professional runners, whose very livelihoods depends on them being injury free, are intentionally ruining themselves by running in traditional trainers and working out/racing in flats?

Wouldn't you think that, if training in flats full-time were so much more beneficial, these runners would be doing so?

That is so clearly NOT what he's saying that I can't believe you actually read his post.