I don't get it. These have to be the most uncomfortable neutral shoes I have ever worn. I might as well be running on cinder blocks. I've followed the adaptation advice but I'm still aching at the end of speedwork. The lugs ram up into my grill. Newton seems like a smart company run by a large number of well-educated running folk. Has anyone else run into trouble with this bad boys?
Best shoes I've ever had. On my 3rd pair and just ordered a 4th. I haven't run in the newest model, but the 2012 model has been fantastic for me.
I think you're alone on this one. I've run in the 2013 Distance and I love the new one. I raced a HM in May in them and they were awesome. Try the Saucony Kinvara 5 if you don't like the Newton's.
treeline wrote:
I don't get it. These have to be the most uncomfortable neutral shoes I have ever worn. I might as well be running on cinder blocks. I've followed the adaptation advice but I'm still aching at the end of speedwork. The lugs ram up into my grill. Newton seems like a smart company run by a large number of well-educated running folk. Has anyone else run into trouble with this bad boys?
Why did you buy them?
Well you're running in the Distance? That's a POP(Point of Power) 1, which means that the lugs are the most pronounced of their shoe line. This year Newton has come out with a ton of new shoes that'll be a little better if the POP1's are a little too much for you right now. The POP3 shoes like the Energy would be a good option, or the POP2's which are my personal favorite in the Fate. The POP2 are great because the POP3's, the lugs are "there" but they don't force you into a mid-foot stride. The POP2 shoes do force you, but they don't give you as much sensory information so its a much easier, smoother ride.
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