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  • e1mr

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    9 years ago 01/04/2015 6:12pm EST

    I'm looking for a shoe for long runs and recovery runs where my main goal is to get them over with injury-free.

    I overpronate slightly and so far have been doing pretty much all my runs in asics super j-33s, which I'm guessing is suboptimal.

    I'd like to get something a bit more durable and possibly stable/supportive, in which I can just slog through the miles, without having to bother about injuries, in particular shin splints/ITBS or ruining my calves/form. I guess I'll mostly be running 4:00 to 4:30/km on those runs, depending on how my form develops over the season - At the moment I'm doing ~4:15 for my long run.

    What is the LR verdict on the Nike Structure 18/Adidas Boost Tempo 7/Asics DS Trainer 19 or 20?

    I'm not fond of asking for held in running stores, simply because I feel bad getting advice and then ordering the recommended shoes over the internet, which I'm pretty much forced to do, due to being broke as fck.

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    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 01/04/2015 6:33pm EST
    re: e1mr

    I did not really like the Structure's. I returned them a few days after I got them. The medial post that they supposedly enhanced feels like a brick. I honestly could not get past that. The rest of the shoe was fine.

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    JPGR

    Member since 01/08/2015.

    6 posts. Last post 9 years ago.
    9 years ago 01/14/2015 6:04pm EST
    re: e1mr

    e1mr wrote:

    I'm looking for a shoe for long runs and recovery runs where my main goal is to get them over with injury-free.

    I overpronate slightly and so far have been doing pretty much all my runs in asics super j-33s, which I'm guessing is suboptimal.

    I'd like to get something a bit more durable and possibly stable/supportive, in which I can just slog through the miles, without having to bother about injuries, in particular shin splints/ITBS or ruining my calves/form. I guess I'll mostly be running 4:00 to 4:30/km on those runs, depending on how my form develops over the season - At the moment I'm doing ~4:15 for my long run.

    What is the LR verdict on the Nike Structure 18/Adidas Boost Tempo 7/Asics DS Trainer 19 or 20?

    I'm not fond of asking for held in running stores, simply because I feel bad getting advice and then ordering the recommended shoes over the internet, which I'm pretty much forced to do, due to being broke as fck.

    Just tried the DS Trainer 20 today, and I really liked it. I ran in the 21XX and 2000s and such seemingly forever and could never get comfortable in the DS Trainer. But the 20 really felt great -- a big difference, I think, from the 19.

    My local shop told me the Tempo is worth waiting for. This shop sold me a whole bunch of Tempo 4 shoes a few years back, and he told me that I'd be really happy with the Boost version. I'm looking forward to that.

    You might also consider the Saucony Mirage. I don't know about durability, but they are light and supportive enough.

  • whichonedoishoot

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    9 years ago 01/26/2015 3:08am EST
    re: e1mr

    nice! just what I'm looking for

    should I get the adidas tempo 7 or the sequence 7?

    I have structure 18's in the mail but I think they will be too suportive

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    JPGR

    Member since 01/08/2015.

    6 posts. Last post 9 years ago.
    9 years ago 02/01/2015 12:56pm EST
    re: whichonedoishoot

    whichonedoishoot wrote:

    nice! just what I'm looking for

    should I get the adidas tempo 7 or the sequence 7?

    I have structure 18's in the mail but I think they will be too suportive

    I can't help with the Structures. The Sequence, when I had it, was a blocky bulky support shoe. I only had it about 2 days wearing it around the house. I personally chose the Glide -- which I guess is a neutral shoe, but it's got enough stability for me.

    Only you can tell which is best for you, but I think the difference between Sequence and Tempo is obvious from the second you put them on. From what you are describing, I would consider the Tempo and DS Trainer before the Sequence. Like always though, an assessment at a running store would help. Maybe you can find a sports medicine clinic that will do a gait analysis -- pay for the analysis then order the recommended shoes online. That gets you out of your issue of seeking free advice from a running store.

    Personally, if the advice has value to you, then just consider the higher price shoe to be the price of that advice.

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    fast pounder

    Member since 01/31/2015.

    9 posts. Last post 9 years ago.
    9 years ago 02/01/2015 2:22pm EST
    re: e1mr

    I would recommend the Adidas Sequence or the Glide, the latest ones with Boost foam.

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