Just bought Boston 6 shoes

Pros: Very comfortable with a good weight to cushion ratio. Provide a smooth fast ride. Last 600+ road miles.

Cons: Don't make you fly.

notafatty wrote:

Pros: Very comfortable with a good weight to cushion ratio. Provide a smooth fast ride. Last 600+ road miles.

Cons: Don't make you fly.

I'm a forefoot striker good to know about durability. I can't even get 150 miles out of the Nikes without ripping.

The forefoot can be a little tight, even if you have narrow feet; however, straight bar lacing should fix that problem, They're a fun shoe to wear, and they're probably my current favorites. I'm at around 300 miles in mine, and there is little, if any, wear on the sole. The upper is in great shape, too.

Great shoe for tempo work - HMs, and fantastic durability. You may feel that your midfoot is pressing the edges of the shoe. Replacing the insoles has worked for me.

I use the boston 6 for all training mileage and tempos, and the streak 6/LT for anything 10k pace or faster. I'm on my 5th pair of bostons and get about 1000 miles out of each. If the streak is not too narrow for you then the boston won't be either.

boston6 wrote:

I use the boston 6 for all training mileage and tempos, and the streak 6/LT for anything 10k pace or faster. I'm on my 5th pair of bostons and get about 1000 miles out of each. If the streak is not too narrow for you then the boston won't be either.

Is the upper more durable than the streak? Even modifying the lacing I still rip the streaks around my pinkie toe on the side.

Thanks again everyone for the feedback

Saywhat2 wrote:

boston6 wrote:

I use the boston 6 for all training mileage and tempos, and the streak 6/LT for anything 10k pace or faster. I'm on my 5th pair of bostons and get about 1000 miles out of each. If the streak is not too narrow for you then the boston won't be either.

Is the upper more durable than the streak? Even modifying the lacing I still rip the streaks around my pinkie toe on the side.

Thanks again everyone for the feedback

Boston is way more durable than the Streak. Not even close.

much more durable upper. In the streak 6 I get a good size hole in the pinky toe at 100-200mi. I get a small hole in the boston at around 7-800, but not big enough to stop using.

Great news on the durability compared to what I deal with on the streaks. Came over from Saucony to Nike due to the Sauconys being soft and tearing up the outsole too easy.

These shoes look to have a lot of potential could be hype but have read the extra weight isn't noticeable due to the boost.

Thanks again can't wait to try them out.

boston6 wrote:

I use the boston 6 for all training mileage and tempos, and the streak 6/LT for anything 10k pace or faster. I'm on my 5th pair of bostons and get about 1000 miles out of each. If the streak is not too narrow for you then the boston won't be either.

1000 miles? What surface do you mostly run on? And how much wear does the outsole show by then?

95% road, 5% gravel

This pic doesn't show everything, but I happened to have it in my phone. This is at about 900 miles and is typical for all 5 pairs I've had. I am forefoot runner, so very little wear on the heel. You can see the little grooves have worn smooth on the outside of the midfoot, but that is the first to impact and the highest wear area. Nothing peeling off. On the upper you can see the pinky toe hole I have started. The boost material doesn't loose it's cushion/spring hardly at all either. Normally I don't bother to give shoe reviews but I have been thoroughly impressed with these.

http://oi63.tinypic.com/21j7fuw.jpg

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boston6 wrote:

95% road, 5% gravel

This pic doesn't show everything, but I happened to have it in my phone. This is at about 900 miles and is typical for all 5 pairs I've had. I am forefoot runner, so very little wear on the heel. You can see the little grooves have worn smooth on the outside of the midfoot, but that is the first to impact and the highest wear area. Nothing peeling off. On the upper you can see the pinky toe hole I have started. The boost material doesn't loose it's cushion/spring hardly at all either. Normally I don't bother to give shoe reviews but I have been thoroughly impressed with these.

http://oi63.tinypic.com/21j7fuw.jpg

Holy crap! Either you're really gentle on your running shoes or the outsole of the Bostons is way better than the Glide 8's, second version. I wore down the forefoot of the Glides, till some of the rubber was gone, in under 600 miles, mostly road. They still had life in them, though.

I just got my first pair of Bostons. Let's see how well they do for me. Thanks for the picture and the reply!

Thats what intrigued me about the shoes Adidas promised about 450 minimum miles before replaced and others are getting way more.

Apparently the Boston shoe has hardened rubber on outsole vs the adios for example which makes it insanely durable and what sold me.

Not sure how the boost works for forefoot runners since it seems to not be the entire length of the shoe anyone got input on that?

The foam runs much father than it looks at first glance at the side view. If you look at the bottom you can see the boost foam extends past the ball of foot, on mine (which I happen to be wearing a retired pair now) it extends to right about the pad of my big toe.

They do have a large drop, very noticeable. They are well made shoes.

Ran 7 miles in them today, with the offset and extra weight it feels surprisingly snappy. I felt as I got tired I was still able to maintain pretty good form normally I break down and kiss the heel a bit but not in these.

I don't see them being a racer for 5-10k but as a trainer or half or longer this shoe feels great. Even the upper stretches a bit so the narrowness of the shoe looks worst than it really is

7 miles is a small sample but dang these feel pretty good.

Saywhat2 wrote:

Ran 7 miles in them today, with the offset and extra weight it feels surprisingly snappy. I felt as I got tired I was still able to maintain pretty good form normally I break down and kiss the heel a bit but not in these.

I don't see them being a racer for 5-10k but as a trainer or half or longer this shoe feels great. Even the upper stretches a bit so the narrowness of the shoe looks worst than it really is

7 miles is a small sample but dang these feel pretty good.

I might use these for half and full marathon racing. I wore my normal racing flats on a long tempo this weekend, and they just don't feel like they have enough heft for longer races. I'm afraid that would be the case for any racing flat. For me, lightweight trainers might be a better pick for the half/full.