Don't want to wait till fall for the trainer.
Don't want to wait till fall for the trainer.
Pricey trainer.
Why would you train in them? I fail to see the point.
ImKarma wrote:
Why would you train in them? I fail to see the point.
Why wouldn't you train in them?
No, you may not train in them. It's both against World Athletics rules and also illegal at the federal level. If you train in them, you risk being reported to the authorities having them confiscated and banned from future races.
If you can afford them, why not? But they cost $250 and wear out quickly.
I guess you could wear them as a trainer, but why? Go for the ZF or Hoka CX or CR if you want to train in a plated shoe. They’re still expensive, but not as crazy as the AlphaFly.
LoneStarXC wrote:
I guess you could wear them as a trainer, but why? Go for the ZF or Hoka CX or CR if you want to train in a plated shoe. They’re still expensive, but not as crazy as the AlphaFly.
but he has F-U money
Les wrote:
If you can afford them, why not? But they cost $250 and wear out quickly.
They last much longer than other racing flats.
I work in a running shoe store that sells the Next%, but have not personally seen or wore a pair of alphas. The foam Nike uses is insanely light. This means it's fast but has the durability of cardboard. Alphas r for racing 1-3 marathons max (I think).
Having double carbon plates in these shoes basically turns them into a prosthetic foot. That's why theses things r so fast. I feel like people overhype the foam's contribution.
Shop at your local running store! Most are open or doing curbside pickup!
I got a pair at the trials - they feel like absolute trash at a jogging pace - and still clunky down until you're going pretty fast (sub 5 min pace for me). I think it's the airbag thing. It might be better if you're a little bigger and squishing it down more. I'm probably 130 lbs and was going mostly around 5:20 pace and didn't like the feel. I ran a harder 5k later and the incredible sproingy bouncy weirdness was really noticeable.
shoe_ppl wrote:
I work in a running shoe store that sells the Next%, but have not personally seen or wore a pair of alphas. The foam Nike uses is insanely light. This means it's fast but has the durability of cardboard. Alphas r for racing 1-3 marathons max (I think).
Having double carbon plates in these shoes basically turns them into a prosthetic foot. That's why theses things r so fast. I feel like people overhype the foam's contribution.
Shop at your local running store! Most are open or doing curbside pickup!
That's a lot of incorrect information coming from a person who sells shoes for living.
1. There's no double carbon plates in alphas.
2. People generally underhype the foam's contribution and only talk about plate.
3. ZoomX comes in different densities and actually seems to have a decent durability, especially in the later shoes. This energy return feeling diminishes with time, but even at 200 miles in VF4% it's more than adequate for training, I'm willing to bet I could take Next% to 500 miles in training AFTER racing 3+ marathons in them.