Worst shoe you have ever tried?

Same experience. Not only are they noisy, but they hurt my shin within a few miles of using them. They felt very very firm.

Not really. I tried them for tempo runs at marathon pace and they sücked. I have Vaporfly's so no reason to use the Alphafly's in a race.

Brooks Levitate (2, specifically, but I would guess all of the numbers are bad)

For me it was the Mizuno Wave Creation 8. Awful shoe. Loved all the other models but went for a run in the Wave Creation 8 and stopped 1.5 miles in and took them off and walked back barefoot they were that bad.

I threw them in trash after 50 miles because I hated them so bad!

Can't believe no one has mentioned Newtons. Pretty sure their entire product line violated all basics principles of good orthopedics.

I always wondered who supported the Balls...can't say I'm surprised to find out.

Brooks Chariot ca. 1984. They felt like they were made of concrete, in terms of both weight and hardness. After a few runs in them I developed horrific plantar fasciitis in both feet and it was several weeks before I could tolerate even standing, much less running. I've never had plantar fasciitis before or since running in those concrete bricks.

The original Nike Air Max - I was young and dumb, and bought into the hype/cool factor. I was not cool. Ha! I was 6'1" ~140 lbs ... I didn't need cushy shock absorption ... they weren't for me, but I had to buy/try them. To me, they felt like wearing shoes with plywood soles. I eventually used them as my grass cutting shoes. Buhbye $100.

The Nike infinity, and to a lesser extent invincible, have actually been amazing for me (long time Nike hater who tried them very begrudgingly). To each their own I guess.

completely forgot about Newtons, are they still around?? Those things were awful.

For my answer I think I would say the On Clouds, I’m a big fan of a lot of the OAC athletes and follow them on instagram and they actually made me want to try the shoes. Definitely not a pair I will be running in again any time soon

I won a pair of Chariots in a race sponsored by Brooks. They were bricks. I probably ran fewer than 60 miles in them. I didn't have any injury issues, I just hated the ride.

This right here. I was given a pair once (can't remember the model), ran in them once and threw them away.

There was a Nike Lunarlon soled shoe, maybe the first Lunaracer where the upper was like super plasticy and rigid while also super narrow. Tore my feet to shreds

Funny. I used to love the Nike Air Structure Triax. I wore them c. 1996.

It's hard to identify the worst trainer. There was a Nike runner I tried in '95 that was a disaster for me, but I can't remember what it was. In recent times, though, the worst for me was the Asics Novablast. It just felt totally unstable and uncomfortable and just bad. I went for one run, scrubbed any marks off and sent them back. Yuck.

We're talking running shoes here, right? Because I've had some non-running footwear so terrible no running shoe could ever come close.

For running shoes, that would be a tie between Adidas Boston 8 and Adidas SL20.3 for me. I guess I'm just not into the feel that Adidas foams provide, they seem neither soft nor springy to me. Most other shoe brands feel either softer or springier, and Nike ZoomX manages both somehow. They're also just not made for my feet I guess. Bostons were just narrow and felt heavier than they should. SL20.3 is not that narrow or heavy but has a terrible tongue which leaves a bleeding scar on my ankle if I wear short socks.

BTW Invincible Run are one of my all-time favorite trainers, I'm on 3rd pair. And I regret getting SL20 instead of a 4th one when I needed an extra pair urgently while in Istanbul. The invincibles which were on sale were a terrible colorway so I went to Adidas which had a sale on everything. I have an urge to say 'never again' but I guess I'll give them another chance someday.

Yes, that was the first lunaracer. It was the original iteration of flywire, and the plastic upper made for an uncomfortable fit, one which never truly broke in. From toes to arch and heel I blistered badly in them, but still loved the shoe. They were nike+, and I ran w/ the footpod and briefly produced nike runband.

Has to be the Boston 10. Surprised nobody has mentioned it yet. It' s an absolute brick both in weight and midsole feel.

Absolutely agree. I had to put 2 extra holes in each shoe, so that I could thread the laces through, because the eyelets seemingly stop half way up the foot. My heel still slips in them like crazy.

Reebok DMX Runner circa 1997....heavy has hell, seams in all the wrong places, tore the skin off my pinky toes and heel. I get still get the willies just thinking about the one day I wore them.