Super shoes for road MILE???

I think the pros baby their feet and are now unwilling to go back to traditional shoes

positive k wrote:

I was interested to see that seemingly all the competitors in the Yakima road mile wore super shoes. I was under the impression that super shoes were for road 10k and up, and that their main advantage was saving the legs, and that they could actually be slower for 5k and under because they are so pillowy.

Are they now considered FASTER for events as short as a mile?

Or are they considered speed “neutral” for a mile but the legs don’t feel as trashed afterwards?

I can’t imagine the pros racing for cash would choose something slower just to save the legs.

Do super shoes provide a propulsive advantage in shorter events?

It's like nuclear deterrence. Everyone wears them now to protect themselves against the consequences of being the only ones not wearing them.

Different shoes are made for different distances. Didn't pay attention to what they wore there, but the NB 5280 was specific to the road mile. Fastest think I've ever had on.

The true "super" shoes improve running economy. This doesn't just mean that they save energy for longer distance stuff. More importantly they allow you to run at faster speeds for a given physiological work rate. This will certainly help with racing mile and 5k as well.

Super shoes are faster for a mile on the road. That is why they are wearing them.

Reebok Run Fast Pro.

Fastest thing I've ever worn for anything less than a 3K on the road. Including Vaporflys.

Bro.

Don't need no super shoes when bangin road MILFs!

i wore vaporflys for both a road 5k and a road mile I did within 2 weeks of each other. I definitely felt kinda slower in the road mile but i ended up running about 5 seconds faster than I wanted to.

Hejendo76 wrote:

i wore vaporflys for both a road 5k and a road mile I did within 2 weeks of each other. I definitely felt kinda slower in the road mile but i ended up running about 5 seconds faster than I wanted to.

Yes! I hate that when I run faster than I wanted to.

It's the plate that's useful, not all the foam. Obviously, you don't need that much cushioning for a race as short as a mile but if you want the plate you have to take the cushioning. Don't think they make shoes with a plate without a lot of cushioning.

It’s the foam

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34280602/

flat sole wrote:

Different shoes are made for different distances. Didn't pay attention to what they wore there, but the

NB 5280 was specific to the road mile. Fastest think I've ever had on.

^^^^^ This - I am wearing these again for a road mile race this Wednesday evening - They feel very awkward when warming up, but get the job done when racing (4.5 oz and a plate with just enough cushioning to not make it uncomfortable when hitting pavement. The only downside is you really need to land at least on your midfoot.

Film Rep wrote:

Bro.

Don't need no super shoes when bangin road MILFs!

Call it a day, dude.

Pros may be directed by marketing directors of their sponsors to wear the super shoes for everything they can.

Trying to convince everyone that they need to buy the most expensive (and some of the least durable) shoes in their lines for everything.

Waiting for the black leather versions with super foam and carbon plates to be released soon.

Sort of like disc brakes on pro road bikes.

Not Done Just Yet wrote:

flat sole wrote:

Different shoes are made for different distances. Didn't pay attention to what they wore there, but the

NB 5280 was specific to the road mile. Fastest think I've ever had on.

^^^^^ This - I am wearing these again for a road mile race this Wednesday evening - They feel very awkward when warming up, but get the job done when racing (4.5 oz and a plate with just enough cushioning to not make it uncomfortable when hitting pavement. The only downside is you really need to land at least on your midfoot.

Did New Balance discontinue the 5280? I was thinking about picking up a pair in Spring 2020 but then covid came along and now I can’t find them anywhere.

They moved away from that in favor of track spikes and marathon shoes re: Tokyo. I think it's still out there in limited numbers, but you'd probably be better set looking for whatever their next offering is.

this and this wrote:

Pros may be directed by marketing directors of their sponsors to wear the super shoes for everything they can.

Trying to convince everyone that they need to buy the most expensive (and some of the least durable) shoes in their lines for everything.

This happened when the Nike Free came out, I told them to get stuffed, in the nicest possible way of course. :)