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2 years ago 06/03/2021 10:10am EDT

Anyone else? So many reviews have said it's equal to the performance of the Vaporfly(I'm looking at you, Believe in the Run) and for me it's not even close. I've taken them out on a couple of tempos/threshold sessions and beyond a significantly elevated HR to maintain paces that are much more efficient in the VF Next/Alphafly/Endorphin Pro, the feeling is that I have to work harder in them too because I'm getting less propulsion. Debating sending them back because there's no way I'd pick these in a race setting and they're $250.

2 years ago 06/03/2021 10:40am EDT

re: TerpRunner

What size did you get?

2 years ago 06/03/2021 10:59am EDT

re: TerpRunner

Completely disagree. I found it to be incredibly fast on a 3 mile LT + 5' jog + hard 800 workout on the roads. Really excited to see what it can do in a 5k. That said, much stiffer than the VF

2 years ago 06/03/2021 10:59am EDT

re: This is Jim Kiler

This is Jim Kiler wrote:
What size did you get?

Men's 12. The weight wasn't an issue but the lack of propulsiveness/efficiency was. And my gripe is with reviewer after reviewer hyping this up when it's pretty obviously not at the same level. It's more stable than the Vaporfly and might work better for some just because of that property, but that's not why I'm buying a racing shoe like this.

2 years ago 06/03/2021 11:03am EDT

re: highhoppingworm

highhoppingworm wrote:
Completely disagree. I found it to be incredibly fast on a 3 mile LT + 5' jog + hard 800 workout on the roads. Really excited to see what it can do in a 5k. That said, much stiffer than the VF

Interesting. Was hoping to see people who it was working for as well. Maybe I'm more of a cadence runner, based on Asics's marketing/breakdown of the shoe.

2 years ago 06/03/2021 11:40am EDT

re: TerpRunner

How have you found the Endorphin Pro to compare to the NEXT? The Endorphin Pro is marked down to $150 right now and it seems like a decent deal but I'm afraid it can't quite match the efficiency of the Vaporfly N%

2 years ago 06/03/2021 1:15pm EDT

re: birdbeard2

birdbeard2 wrote:
How have you found the Endorphin Pro to compare to the NEXT? The Endorphin Pro is marked down to $150 right now and it seems like a decent deal but I'm afraid it can't quite match the efficiency of the Vaporfly N%

The Pro is closer to the performance of the VF for me. It's just as fast for shorter distances, under 10 miles but I feel a slight efficiency boost in the Vaporfly for the half marathon or longer, and I find that ZoomX is a little more forgiving over the long haul than PWRRUN PB. For $150 or less with a discount code, it's a hell of a deal.

2 years ago 06/03/2021 3:45pm EDT

re: TerpRunner

Didn't really enjoy the ride at all on a 10k fartlek. Was expecting something soft from the reviews and it was more on the firm side. Should of went 1/2 size up also since my toes kept hitting the toebox.

2 years ago 06/03/2021 3:52pm EDT

re: TerpRunner

I wear a 12.

I'll give you $40.

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