Hoping to get some reviews of the typeA.
Love the A5 and A6 and have run my PB 5k to Marathon in one of the two.
I can't find much in the way of reviews of the new numberless Type A - one said it was less flexible and more arch support, the ither said it's similar to the 6.
Unfortunately no store near me stocks them, so need to order unseen
From the looks of them the have the exact same sole as the a6. I can't see them being much different. I was going to get a set if I couldn't order another pair of a6's. The a6's were cheaper though and they still had my size so I got them instead.
I had been an ardent Saucony Type A (Grid Type A4-A6) runner and each iteration of the shoe stayed fairly faithful to the original. After trying 3 pairs of the new Type A (just to make sure it was not fluke), I am switching to Mizuno Wave Ekiden. The ride of the new Type A is a little stiffer, which I learned to adjust, but the main problem is the horrible upper material they use which causes the sides of little toe to rip, after just 30 miles or so. It is not due to shoe size, toe nail, or any of those issues. It is simply bad design. I am pretty sure they will address the issue in the next Type A, but myself and many other Type A lovers will have moved on and adjusted to another brand / make of shoes.
(not to mention, Saucony Type A's are almost never on sale and they are expensive. I can get Mizuno Wave Ekiden's with ugliest colors for half the price.)
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year