Help me on my search for the right pair of flats for me

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6 years ago 03/07/2018 12:26pm EST

I am a college sophomore and am finally getting to the point where I am going to buy a pair of flats. I will primarily be using them for intervals and tempos (up to 8 miles) and that is pretty much the extent. I will be mostly running the 5k this outdoor season and am looking to race in the low 14:20 range if any of that is important.

The shoes I have narrowed my search down to are as follows:

Nike Zoom Streak Lt (the 3rd or the 4th model)

Nike Zoom Speed Rival 6

Adidas Adizero adios Aktiv

Adidas Adizero Prime Parley

Can anyone vouch for these shoes? Also am I missing any obvious ones that I should be considering? I'd like to keep it under $100 but the price isn't a huge factor.

6 years ago 03/07/2018 12:42pm EST

re: Freshyfriday

If you're looking to run up to 8 mile tempos in the shoes, I wouldn't recommend the Streak LT, as it feels more like a cushioned track spike than a standard flat. The other ones you mentioned should be good, but I've heard that the Adidas Parley upper isn't the best. The Adios and Speed Rival should be good for this, or the Streak 6. I do a lot of work in the Streak 6 and it's a good shoe for anything from 400m repeats to longer tempos. You should be able to find them cheap somewhere, definitely under $100. Try RunningWarehouse.

6 years ago 03/07/2018 12:53pm EST

re: Freshyfriday

6 years ago 03/07/2018 2:38pm EST

re: Reptilians

Reptilians wrote:
If you're looking to run up to 8 mile tempos in the shoes, I wouldn't recommend the Streak LT, as it feels more like a cushioned track spike than a standard flat. The other ones you mentioned should be good, but I've heard that the Adidas Parley upper isn't the best. The Adios and Speed Rival should be good for this, or the Streak 6. I do a lot of work in the Streak 6 and it's a good shoe for anything from 400m repeats to longer tempos. You should be able to find them cheap somewhere, definitely under $100. Try RunningWarehouse.

Decided to go with the speed rivals. Found them on RW for $50 post coupon codes. Looking forward to doing some workouts in not-trainers. Cheers

6 years ago 03/07/2018 2:42pm EST

re: Freshyfriday

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