My first pair were Nike Columbia’s and I still remember how ( for the time) good they made my feet feel!
My first pair were Nike Columbia’s and I still remember how ( for the time) good they made my feet feel!
Nike Air Span where a great shoe
New Balance 830 from about 30 years ago
Hoka One One Challenger ATR
Tiger explorer - blue/gray, simple sheet EVA - $39. When I shifted to the x caliber gt, I got injured (ITBS)!
Adidas Oregon - (dellinger web)
Nike Elite - amazing fit for me
ASICS gel-lyte - def the best for me - had innumerable pairs
ASICS- Epirus
Saucony Flite - light, stable, great fit
Saucony Jazz from back in the early 80's
My Nike leather Cortez from 1975. My very first pair of running shoes.
Turbo 2.
The OG NB Zante.
I have two pairs with 1,000+ miles on them. I've run in them until the rubber sole wore down completely in the forefoot and it's exposed white foam.
Most versatile shoe I've ever worn. Long, easy, tempos, track work (when I still had good treads). I didn't love racing in them, but they were still better than most of my regular trainers.
biddles wrote:
The OG NB Zante.
I have two pairs with 1,000+ miles on them. I've run in them until the rubber sole wore down completely in the forefoot and it's exposed white foam.
Most versatile shoe I've ever worn. Long, easy, tempos, track work (when I still had good treads). I didn't love racing in them, but they were still better than most of my regular trainers.
It's worth noting that NB brought back the Zante v1 with somewhat cheaper upper/cosmetics for a year or two under the moniker Veniz:
https://www.amazon.com/New-Balance-Womens-Running-Mineral/dp/B075R7BYR3/ref=sr_1_148?keywords=new+balance+fresh+foam&qid=1637258126&sr=8-148I picked up a couple of pair for something like $85 each for half-marathon to marathon distances.
Fellow Zante v1 fans, have any of you tried the FF Tempo and how does it compare to Zante v1?
I’ve moved on from them and wouldn’t go back, but I’m grateful for the ASICS Kayano because they were the first shoes that I didn’t have shin splint and knee problems with. I think I started all the way back with the 5 and my favorites were closer to the 12. Infuriating to find a good version only to have it change a year later just for marketing BS..
My vote now is for the next%. Not because they are fast, but because they are fun to run in.
School days:
Nike Waffle racer circa 1990.
More recently:
Brooks Pureflow
Asics Hyperspeed (6 I think)
Pegasus 33.
LetsRun Username wrote:
First, Brooks Vantage circa 1979.
https://www.thedeffest.com/vintage-ads/brooks-1979-super-villanova-vintage-sneaker-adSecond, Asics Gel Lyte III circa 1990.
https://sneakers-magazine.com/history-check-asics-gel-lyte/Third, OG Bobo's - low top Chuck Taylor knock-offs
I just like that the Asics ad calls the weight "skimpy" at 9.9oz...which I realize may have been the case back then.
Nike trail shoes circa 2003 or so. Thick soles, very comfortable, usually got 800-1000 miles out of each pair.
The ones that cost me less than $30 per pair