Racing Shoe for (2:45-3:00 hour) marathoner

Assuming all have some training on them here are some suggestions for making the decision:

1.Check the weight of all of them. Discard any above 8.0 Oz.

2. Of the remaining, have you done long tempo / marathon pace runs in them? If not, discard.

3. If you think one does not have enough cushion and leave your legs flat late in the race, discard.

LateInTheGame wrote:

Assuming all have some training on them here are some suggestions for making the decision:

1.Check the weight of all of them. Discard any above 8.0 Oz.

2. Of the remaining, have you done long tempo / marathon pace runs in them? If not, discard.

3. If you think one does not have enough cushion and leave your legs flat late in the race, discard.

First... ignore everything in the above post.

Second... if you do not already have your shoes, do not buy new ones now.

Third... at this pace, a good light trainer is best. (fwiw- I ran 2:24 in Pegasus)

So I found myself in a similar situation this spring. Ran all my mileage and even most long runs and MP pace stuff in the Clifton and the go run ride 7. Did some tune up races and last big workouts in my flats (Nike lunar racer) so decided to go with flats on race day and regretted it greatly. Thru 17 I knew I was in for a painful last 10k. Even thru an aide station at 21.7 miles I was still on pace (2:48 pace/goal). Feet just totally went on me. Hurt like absolute hell and slowed to a walk. No real other muscular issue, just my feet forced me to blow up. Was a damned shame. Watched all these hokas and 4% and daily trainers go by me and just envied their choice. Currently training again and the go run ride 7 is my do it all shoe. It has to be your best option of everything listed given the time frame. I’m 6 foot 3 and weight 175, so not a little guy if that weighs your opinion.

Demethedream- I know the feeling. I really don't have A lot of experience with different shoes. I didn't start training for this marathon until October. I was running in the skechers razors but developed a mild case of Mortons neuroma from lacing too tight. I switched shoes to the Nike zoom flys as both a racing shoe and daily trainer. I like them, but don't love them. I raced a 30k at 6:18pace and a couple of 17 something 5ks and felt fine except for the shoes rubbed on my Achilles and left a big cut that took a few weeks to heal. I kept running in them but duct taped my foot. I just bought the Hoka cliftons last week. I really like the feel of them. I breezed through ten miles but the only issue is the insoles rubbed a pretty big blister.. I'm a pretty small runner so I can normally run in very minimalist shoes, but I'm not going to because of the neuroma I developed last month.

Skechers Razor 3!!!

I ran a similar time in Zoom Flys last year and would definitely recommend them, provided you've run a couple of long runs or MP efforts in them already to get used to the slightly different feel.

I'd disregard shoes you already know are going to give you a blister, or anything you haven't run in before. And if in doubt, personally I'd advocate more shoe/cushioning than less over the marathon distance for anyone who isn't a pro.

Zoom fly or speed rival.

Wore the skechers go run ride 7s today for my last tune up workout & felt great in them. It was my first time running in them. Do yall think it would be dumb to run in them in Sunday? I just really don't love the zoom flys even though I wore them for all my longer efforts.

You'll get differing responses on this - there's an argument against trying anything too new or different on the day.

A fair bit of what goes into a successful marathon for the neurotic amateur (i.e. 99% of us) is minimizing the amount of stuff to stress about, though. If you like the shoes and feel better with them than the zoom flys, I'd be inclined to say go with them. Being relaxed and confident on the day and trusting in yourself, your training & your preparation counts for quite a bit. Either way, settle on a pair of shoes now, wear them to break them in for your tune-up runs between now and the race, and try not to second-guess yourself any more - I guess that'd be my advice.

Thank you!

Not for nothing but my top runner wore the Ride 7 for all her PRs last year 5k/10k/half marathon/ Full. She was a Skechers athlete and the small training group I have was also provided product by Skechers as well. All of us found the Ride 7 to be a great shoe (although I did run my Fall Marathon in the Road Max Ultra by Skechers).

The Ride 7, as you probably know, is light weight enough, cushioned enough, as well as responsive, for your race on Sunday.

Good Luck on Sunday, If you're looking for a group of ladies to run with, I have 2 that will be looking to run 6:15 pace.

Have Zoom Fly Originals and FKs, and on 2nd pair of GRR7s. I'd rule out the Zoom Flys if you havent done any long runs in them - they have a unique feel with the plate that requires some adaptation imho. Lunerlon version to me is abit clunky and the FK version is not particularly light.

I did a spring marathon last year in the GRR7s and would go with GRR7s with the insoles removed. A bit lighter and def more responsive. You're feet wont be complaining.

Wear what you are comfortable in which sounds like the Skechers. Worrying about your shoes for 26.2 miles can be much more costly than a couple ounces IMHO

Not sure if I'm up for 6:15s quite yet. I was planning to go out at 6:20-6:25 pace and see how long I can hold it. I'm not in my best shape and didn't train very long for this marathon. Will your 2 girls be negative splitting or trying to hold the same pace? I'm a newbie marathoner. Lol

Thanks for everyone's input! I think I will go with the GoRunRide7s. They just feel so much better than the zooms.

If you haven't already bought something and started to break it in, I wouldn't bother at this point given the Sunday marathon. Run in your trainers.

Brooks Launch, Brooks Green Silence. If you're in that range you're still moving. I don't think it's unreasonable to run in something like the Streak or the 4%. I'm a little under 2:45 but I tried out the 4% and they don't hurt my feet the way some other shoes can in the marathon.

I've actually only ran one other marathon but completely bonked the last 10k. I ran in the skechers go meb speed's and wouldn't recommend them for a marathon. My feet hurt so bad at the end. They are great for 5k's- half marathon, but didn't have enough cushioning for a marathon IMO.

For those that have ran in the 4% are they worth the $200 plus?

For those in the 2:45 marathon range, how do you structure your taper? I'm just playing trial & error at this point.

Here's how my week will look

Sunday- 10 miles (normal pace)

Monday- 4 miles

Tuesday- mid day run- 3 miles

evening workout

1 warm up

2 negative split tempo (6:04,5:35), 400-74, 300-50, 200-32 w/ 1 minute jogs after each, 1 mile cool down

Wednesday- planning 25-35 minutes easy

Thursday- planning 40 minutes + strides

Friday- planning 30-40 minutes easy

Saturday- planning 20 minutes easy

Sunday- Houston Marathon

Thoughts?

Would you tweak it?

Runn3rgirl123 wrote:

Not sure if I'm up for 6:15s quite yet. I was planning to go out at 6:20-6:25 pace and see how long I can hold it. I'm not in my best shape and didn't train very long for this marathon. Will your 2 girls be negative splitting or trying to hold the same pace? I'm a newbie marathoner. Lol

Thanks for everyone's input! I think I will go with the GoRunRide7s. They just feel so much better than the zooms.

One is planning on 6:15s thru 20. Then see from there, this is her second marathon, (was on pace at CIM thru 16 miles but failed to hydrate properly and had some cramping issues, dropped out and rebooted for Houston)

The other is 6:15's till 10 and then deciding from there. Her training has been interrupted by some real life stuff and we have missed a couple weeks in November.

I have one other lady running 6:25-6:35...her second marathon, and one other lady running 6:35-6:45, her third

Awesome!

Great group. I will definitely be in one of those ranges! I think for myself I'll be holding 6:25's early and try to work my way down later in the race if I feel good. Not sure if it's a good way to run a marathon, but that's my best bet for my fitness level now.

The weather should be good as long as it's not too windy. I have a friend I plan to run with, (he say's he's in about 2:45-2:50 shape) he ran a 1:19 half marathon back in December.