What shoe should i get for my easy run-long run days?

Just wondering how many miles did you get in before they started falling apart?

a little over 400 miles

I wear both regularly. Rincon's advantage for me is its weight and that I can use it for anything, including speed work. Infinity is a little heavier with a somewhat sloppy heel (YMMV), but it chews up miles. I have about 450 miles on my pair (90% roads, rest treadmill), and outsole wear is almost imperceptible. I'm hoping to get at least 7-800 miles out of them, which is almost unthinkable for a Nike shoes.

One niggle is that after a couple hundred miles the midsoles got really squeaky. Like really loud. Gets people out of the way faster during quarantine runs, though.

You can find them on sale for $100-120, do not pay full price.

Personally I like Epic React better. It is slightly lighter than Infinity React.

You can find good deals on it as it is a 2019 model. I managed to bag a pair for $65 last month

Vapor fly or Next %

Nike Epic is ok but that huge sloppy heal and 9mm drop sucks like 12.6 balls. The NB Beacon is like a refined version of the epic at a fraction of the cost.

Saucony Ride 13 is pretty baller

Male, 21, 75mpw (E day pace 6:25-7/mi) I was super skeptical of all the marketing hype behind the reacts, but I caved and got them upon release and they have become my favorite shoe of all time. I rotate and don't wear them every day, but I'm 540 miles in and they still feel very, very wearable. The arch can be weird in them for some people but I highly reccomend!

Reebok Floatride Energy (at a third of the price)

There's a lot of hate for Brooks on here - for good reason, most of their shoes are trash - but the Brooks Launch is a great trainer. Light, durable, perfect for easy long runs. I've gotten 800+ miles out of several pairs

I really like the infinity react. It helps with sloppy form slow days and after 100 or so miles has really broken in nicely for up tempo runs as well. It is NOT ok for trails. But perfect for road easy days.

The heel took at least 50 miles to get really snug. But worth it in the end for me. After taking about 5 years off of serious running, this shoe is a great example of the massive improvements in technology to run more healthy miles.

I've also hear like this previous poster that the epic react is as good or better- I haven't purchased because it looks like the outsole would wear almost immediately.

I'm a big fan of the Epic Reacts. I'm on my third pair. The first two pairs got 400+ miles, easy. I would feel pretty solid pushing them for another 200ish miles.

The outsole goes through this weird transition early in the life of the shoe where it looks like its falling apart early on. Then that thin outer layer rubs off, and they look much better.

ok guy wrote:

There's a lot of hate for Brooks on here - for good reason, most of their shoes are trash - but the Brooks Launch is a great trainer. Light, durable, perfect for easy long runs. I've gotten 800+ miles out of several pairs

+1

I also recommend the Saucony Kinvara. You don’t get many miles out of them (400 max) but you can’t beat them for a light trainer that still feels quick.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but Kinvaras beat my legs up too much now. I like the Freedom ISOs...softer than Kinvaras, but still fairly light and the uppers are low-volume and comfortable.

Tried some Hoka Cliftons, which I like, but the footbed is very narrow at the midfoot. The edge of insole digs into my arch.

zdf wrote:

...(YMMV)...

eat more meat and you won't need recovery days.

huh what wrote:

Maybe I'm just getting old, but Kinvaras beat my legs up too much now. I like the Freedom ISOs...softer than Kinvaras, but still fairly light and the uppers are low-volume and comfortable.

Weird - I had two pair of Freedoms, but stopped wearing them due to the harsh ride. To each his own, I guess. The upper on them is definitely luxe, though.

I used a pair of Infinity React yesterday on a 10-mile easy run, with a 10k pace last mile. I rather liked them and was thinking about a pair to replace my Clifton 6 Wide (~320 miles, on its last legs...)

I liked the toe box, I think it might even be a tiny bit bigger than my Clifton, which was a surprise. I can probably wear toe socks in them, which I couldn't in the Clifton (or Pegs, etc)

Not too sure about the lockdown, it's a shame there isn't another set of lace inlets and my right heel was moving around.

Being rentals, I can't say what the foam starts like or much about the arch. I hear it's rather pronounced, but moulds to your foot. I didn't even think there was anything there! The tread looked like it was holding up well.

Not sure whether to get Peg 37s or these...