Recommendations for racing flats

We are built close to the same. I am 6ft 155 at the moment and I love the mizuno hitogamis .. it's light but not too light and has some inherent support from its parallel wave plate. I have trained in them as well but my typical trainer is the sayonara 3

I get the hitogami 2s off of amazon for around 40ish bucks ..

Runrincerepeat wrote:

We are built close to the same. I am 6ft 155 at the moment and I love the mizuno hitogamis .. it's light but not too light and has some inherent support from its parallel wave plate. I have trained in them as well but my typical trainer is the sayonara 3

I get the hitogami 2s off of amazon for around 40ish bucks ..

Thanks. I've been looking them up and people seem to have good things to say about them.

Anything wrong with nike lunaracer 3?

I'm just not a nike guy. I like mizunos because they have that good firm road feel that I like. They also tend to hold up well for me. i have been debating trying the 5.5 ounce mizuno ekiden for 5ks and using the hitogami for 10k up

Runrincerepeat wrote:

I'm just not a nike guy. I like mizunos because they have that good firm road feel that I like. They also tend to hold up well for me. i have been debating trying the 5.5 ounce mizuno ekiden for 5ks and using the hitogami for 10k up

I'm definitely looking in to them. I just ask about the nikes because I live next door to their world headquarters and I do a lot of training on their track and trails. It helps to look like a nike billboard to avoid questions but it's not my first criteria when choosing shoes. I found a pair of lunaracers in my size for dirt cheap. So that pegs my interest

Nike Zoom Streak LT. Great show to transition to from the Pegasus 33.

Newton Distance. Try them before u buy anything else.

Ascics Hyperspeed 7. Amazing amount of heel cushioning, not bad forefoot cushioning, for 180 g (6.3 oz) in size 10.5. Size up 1/2 size.

Either nike streak shoe will work, especially if you're doing laps on Hollister trail. The guy on the moped won't ask questions about why you are there.

What's the difference between streak and stread lt?

BroNike wrote:

Nike Zoom Streak LT. Great show to transition to from the Pegasus 33.

If you're shooting for 1:25 half and want to stick with Nike, zoom elite 9 will be a great choice for half and full marathon.

For lighter shoes, I like the flyknit racer for shorter races, but not sure if it's good for you for longer distances.

Streak 6 is also good, but again, it may not be enough for you for full marathon. It's good for sure up until half marathons.

Get some NB Zantes for tempos, fartlek and and other high speed running, recovery in them is so, so much quicker after them than regular flats. But for racing look at the Adidas adios boost, Zoom Streak 3, Saucony A9, NB rc5000, NB 1600. The Sketchers GoMeb 3 look promising too. Adidas have a shoe called the Feather which is a 10 mile to marathon racing shoe. The Takumi Sen also might be good but I have never tried them.

Nike Speed Racer 6 wrote:

Either nike streak shoe will work, especially if you're doing laps on Hollister trail. The guy on the moped won't ask questions about why you are there.

What happens if you aren't wearing nike and the moped guy comes up? Does he just ask you to leave?

Can't beat Nike Duelist

runner12800 wrote:

Nike Speed Racer 6 wrote:

Either nike streak shoe will work, especially if you're doing laps on Hollister trail. The guy on the moped won't ask questions about why you are there.

What happens if you aren't wearing nike and the moped guy comes up? Does he just ask you to leave?

On the trail, where you'd see the moped guys, you'd never have an issue. Its for nike employees only in the sense that they don't want bums, people walking theither dogs and a bunch of foot traffic. They could care less about people running. I still wouldn't wear a giant Adidas logo on a tshirt. Nobody would notice what shoes you anyone is wearing. I generally don't worry about what I'm wearing on Hollister trail or the berm trail

The track, on the other hand, is a different story. The nike employees are very brand snobbish and they wouldn't hesitate to nark somdone to call security on someone for supporting another brand. I make sure I'm only wearing nike when I'm inside the campus, including the track, but I rarely do that uninvited

Tep wrote:

If you're shooting for 1:25 half and want to stick with Nike, zoom elite 9 will be a great choice for half and full marathon.

For lighter shoes, I like the flyknit racer for shorter races, but not sure if it's good for you for longer distances.

Streak 6 is also good, but again, it may not be enough for you for full marathon. It's good for sure up until half marathons.

It looks like the zoom elites are only like an ounce lighter than the pegasus 33

Zoom Elite 9 is 7.9 OZ compared to 10.8 OZ for the Pegasus 33.

If you want an all purpose racing flat the Zoom Streak 6 is your best bet.

Lunaracer 4. Easy.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

Get some NB Zantes for tempos, fartlek and and other high speed running, recovery in them is so, so much quicker after them than regular flats. But for racing look at the Adidas adios boost, Zoom Streak 3, Saucony A9, NB rc5000, NB 1600. The Sketchers GoMeb 3 look promising too. Adidas have a shoe called the Feather which is a 10 mile to marathon racing shoe. The Takumi Sen also might be good but I have never tried them.

Do you have a source for NB rc5000? I can't find them anywhere; I think they've been discontinued.

Love the Zoom Streak 6. Raced all distances up to full last year in them. I train in much heavier shoes, like Cliftons, Zantes, etc...plenty of cushion for racing long distance, light enough for short road races. Reference, 6' 155 on a good day:)