What are the top 3 fastest 5K road shoes and what do the top HS X-C runners wear on a hard packed, smooth course?

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1 year ago 12/16/2022 3:35pm EST

So I guess that is essentially the same question because it is my understanding that on a firm non-technical course the top high school kids wear the road super shoes...? Is that correct? What did the Newbury Park kids and other Elites race in when not wearing spikes?

Are Nike's Marathon "super shoes" [ alpha and vapor fly's ] also their fastest 5K shoes or is there something else they make better for the shorter race, and better for a hard packed smooth cross country 5K race? Is it the Streakfly?

And I know Addidas and others have some fast 5k shoes. What do you got?

THANKS in advance!

1 year ago 12/16/2022 5:01pm EST

re: 5k'r guy/no marathon man

I do think the top high school kids race in the StreakFly's sometimes

1 year ago 12/16/2022 5:06pm EST

re: 5k'r guy/no marathon man

Vaporflys are 100% the top shoe of choice. In the top race in Colorado, everybody except 3 people in the top 100 are wearing Vaporflys. Takumi Sens are also nice, Streakflys are kind of a miss.

1 year ago 12/16/2022 5:17pm EST

re: 5k'r guy/no marathon man

The Saucony Pro 2 Plus may give the Vaporfly Next % a run for it's money. About the same weight, more stable and better grip. So may be a little better on some gravels sections/tight turns. However, it doesn't have quite the spring of the Vaporfly Next %. The Alphaply is trash.

1 year ago 12/16/2022 7:42pm EST

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Milethon wrote:
The Saucony Pro 2 Plus may give the Vaporfly Next % a run for it's money. About the same weight, more stable and better grip. So may be a little better on some gravels sections/tight turns. However, it doesn't have quite the spring of the Vaporfly Next %. The Alphaply is trash.

Thx for replies! So if one is buying Nike, vaporfly's are the way to go even for something as short as 5k, and even 5k x-c [ on a smooth /firm course]? Don't they cost $360 now?!! Holy sh-t.

To other poster and you: Why are streakfly's a "miss" and vaporfly's " trash" ?

1 year ago 12/20/2022 10:16am EST

re: 5k'r guy/no marathon man

I used both VFs from Nike and MetaSpeed Sky from ASICS. Prefer the latter ones. Speed is the same (measured in 5k races, various tempos and interval sessions) but feel more comfortable in MS.

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