Nike Invincible - No Respect

Thanks, Nike Intern guy!

It has slowly gone from being my recovery shoe to the shoe that I wear for everything, except for workout. I'm actually considering to sell two easy pace shoes that I have used for 200 miles.

I'm the same way. I started only using it for easy days, but now I use it for everything. Even repeat 400s. I think it makes the most sense to wear them when running hard/fast, as it provides the most impact protection, and they never feel slow because of the bounce factor.

I'm basically down to a pair of Invincibles plus a super shoe for races.

My experience was a lot different. From the beginning, the shoe showed promise in the store (and I was swayed by online reviews). However, after I started running in it, the weird fit revealed itself. First, it was too tight. I had to greatly loosen-up the laces, and even skip lower lace holes, and it still was too tight. I then removed the insole to get more room, but it then heavily rubbed underneath my ankle bone. After a few runs, the foam greatly compressed out.

Do you weigh 350 pounds or more?

^This

I like them, but if I do more than 1 or 2 short runs per week in them my plantar fasciitis picks up. I’m not sure why, but I do best limiting them to recovery days.

Good shoe--I ended up with four pairs before I realized you can wear them for 1000km (assumed they would only go 4-500km because Nike + ZoomX). But I do worry that the combo of semi-rigid heel counter and springy, untapered heel cushion (very different from the VF taper) could aggravate or accelerate potential heel/achilles issues like bursitis, insertional AT, Haglund's, etc. This is the shoe that laid Donovan Brazier low after all...

Not every shoe works for every runner. I found the Invincible too tight for me, especially in the midfoot. As a runner who is not a heel-striker, the voluminous heel and drop of the shoe was unnecessary and bothersome. My legs feel better after 8 miles in the Streakflys than they did after 8 miles in the Invincibles.

It’s a good shoe, I like it. I wear it for some workouts and some easy days. If the shoe fits…

Just Do It.

Bang average shoe and way overpriced. Buy last season's version of the NB1080 for less than half the price, it's just as good

It is the favorite shoe of Charles Hicks, UK Under-20 10,000 record holder. (Start at 6:30 of this video)

It really is the best shoe I've ever run in, I bought a second pair of the V1's within the first 40 miles of trying them. I constantly have to resist using them for every run because I've got a perfectly good pair of Novablasts, Gliderides and Rebels I have to use up. I'm glad V2 hasn't fundamentally changed. I avoided Nike cause I don't care for the brand but they struck gold. These 48 year old legs are happy to run more miles with less weariness in them.

Such a fun shoe.

Ben Johnson you shilling on here now ?

I'm sorry to say I hated that shoe! It was heavy and bulky in size. The zoomx foam did not feel uniform across the shoe. The final problem was more of a form issue but because the shoe was so wide I caught the side of my foot a number of times casuing a cut.

Yeah that ZoomX is SHARP, will cut you with all of its squish.

If you're a 200 lb hobby jogger then sure it's probably a relief. If you have any actual speed then it's a pile of junk.