help me choose a half marathon shoe [thinking of NB 1400 or 1600]

If you had issues with durability for the adios, stay away from the 1600. The little nubs on them will be gone in no time. 1400 doesn't feel like it has the spring necessary for a racer - just feels kind of flat.

I'd recommend the Nike Streak 6 (doesn't have to be the flyknit version, but those are awesome too).

1600 = half marathon and down

1400 = marathon shoe

don't fuq this up

Once A Shoe Guy wrote:

If you had issues with durability for the adios, stay away from the 1600. The little nubs on them will be gone in no time. 1400 doesn't feel like it has the spring necessary for a racer - just feels kind of flat.

I'd recommend the Nike Streak 6 (doesn't have to be the flyknit version, but those are awesome too).

Thanks. I will definitely check out the Streak 6.

Today, I received a pair of streak 6 in my usual size 11.5. Well, these shoes are reaaally small.

Is it normal to have to size up in these or is it just the design of the shoe? I'm going to return the 11.5 but am not sure if I should try out a 12 with the chance that my forefoot will feel just as cramped just with a little more room in the front.

As I said in the opening post, I have the Adios in my normal size, and while they are not roomy at all, they feel much better than the nikes.

Besides the streak 6, does anybody have other recommendations?

What the hell is a half marathon shoe?

youre the marketing man!

Once A Shoe Guy wrote:

If you had issues with durability for the adios, stay away from the 1600. The little nubs on them will be gone in no time. 1400 doesn't feel like it has the spring necessary for a racer - just feels kind of flat.

I'd recommend the Nike Streak 6 (doesn't have to be the flyknit version, but those are awesome too).

Good joke. The rubber on the streak 6 will be fine, but within 2 months (probably half that time) the upper on the streak 6 will have ripped and your foot will be coming out of the shoe

Marketing Man wrote:

What the hell is a half marathon shoe?

It's the front half of a steeltoed army boot in your bumhole, promo flyer boy!

kvothe wrote:

Once A Shoe Guy wrote:

If you had issues with durability for the adios, stay away from the 1600. The little nubs on them will be gone in no time. 1400 doesn't feel like it has the spring necessary for a racer - just feels kind of flat.

I'd recommend the Nike Streak 6 (doesn't have to be the flyknit version, but those are awesome too).

Good joke. The rubber on the streak 6 will be fine, but within 2 months (probably half that time) the upper on the streak 6 will have ripped and your foot will be coming out of the shoe

Yes, the upper is really tight.

The New Balance 1500 is a shoe I really liked, fits great. But the medial post gave me horrible calf and knee pain.

Dang man my Adios are over a year old and still going strong. I just ordered a pair on Amazon for $46 bucks just to have replacements.

Just wear the 1500 for everything.

I would but it hurts like hell

I'm fairly similar in size, 5'11", 138 or so at optimal race weight. Just ran a 1:15 half in the 1600's, have a fresh pair I'll break in for Chicago in a few weeks. I run all halfs and fulls in the 1600, have for a few years now. They're discontinuing the 1600 in favor of the Hanzo S, so act now if you still want to try this shoe. Absolutely love them. It's not a lot of shoe, but it's just right for me. Durability is good, the new nubs on the v2 are way better than the ones on the v1. They're pretty narrow, but I have extremely narrow feet so that's fine with me. I do 10k and under in the NB 5000.

Sorry, haven't tried any of the Adidas, generally too high drop for my tastes, and a little heavy. The Takumi-Sen 3 looks most up my alley if I was gonna give one a shot, or maybe the Mizuno Wave Cruise.

Hey thanks man.

Im going to buy some new trainers soon so I might try out some 1600's when in the store.

Its true what you say about Adidas but I have to say that the drop of the Adios never bothered me. High drops bother me more in a soft shoe. You sink into the sole the forefoot so the effective drop is even higher.