I don't care if its old and discontinued. What is the best Light Weight Neutral Trainer ever? And what's the best one currently available...even if its not the most updated model? I vote for the Puma Meditation ST as the best ever...those rocked and were inexpensive to boot. As for the best one you can still buy....I have no idea, that's why I'm asking.
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I like the discontinued 2004 Asics DSTRAINER1X. The one that has orange and silver on it. I have 3 new pairs at home that Asics sent me just as they discontinued them.
OH, the best thing about the DS Trainer 1X is it feels good sockless, cause the dog don't like socks on his paws!
i was going to say the same thing - i really like the DS Trainer'sRecently i bought a pair of DS Racers and I like those even more... now for training I run entirely in the DS Racers or the nike free's
bulldog35 wrote:
OH, the best thing about the DS Trainer 1X is it feels good sockless, cause the dog don't like socks on his paws!
Too bad the DS trainer isn't a neutral shoe.
My vote goes to the Mizuno Wave Aero. Discontinued but still available.
i know that it is sold as more of a stability shoe but i would hardly call it that... i found it to be light and pretty flexible and like i said... the ds racer is even better
altitude adjuster wrote:
Too bad the DS trainer isn't a neutral shoe.
My vote goes to the Mizuno Wave Aero. Discontinued but still available.
agreed on those two......addition to that I use a third shoe the Gel-DS Trainer XI
If you are truly neutral you can feel the post on the DS though, and as a result it doesn't matter how light or flexible the shoe is it is still a stability shoe.
my gosh - yes truly it may be that... i consider myself a very neutral runner, have run in everything from h-streets, frees to adizero's... yes i can feel the bar but my point was it is a comfortable shoe even for neutral runners...you win - a neutral runner can't run in ds trainer's i take it back
hrunner wrote:
i know that it is sold as more of a stability shoe but i would hardly call it that... i found it to be light and pretty flexible and like i said... the ds racer is even better
altitude adjuster wrote:Too bad the DS trainer isn't a neutral shoe.
My vote goes to the Mizuno Wave Aero. Discontinued but still available.
The DS Trainers is anything but a neutral shoe. I tried them on recently and immediately noticed the medial post. They are as much a stability shoe as a lightweight trainer can be.
A very good neutral lightweight trainer is the Mizuno Wave Precision.
[quote]hrunner wrote:
my gosh - yes truly it may be that... i consider myself a very neutral runner, have run in everything from h-streets, frees to adizero's... yes i can feel the bar but my point was it is a comfortable shoe even for neutral runners...
you win - a neutral runner can't run in ds trainer's i take it back
[quote]hrunner wrote:
Man, you are sensitive. All I am saying is that the DS trainer is a posted, stability shoe not a neutral trainer. I don't care what you run in or how neutral you are nor am I accusing you of overpronation or something. All I am saying is that it isn't a neutral shoe
I like the Brooks GLYCERIN 4. It's close to being "light-weight" and it is a neutral trainer.
I enjoy the Mizuno Wave Precision, but I don't have a lot of experience with lightweight trainers (although I'm in the market at this point)
Air Span. So sad they stopped making it.
Saucony fastwitch (speed)
Converted asics racer/DS trainer
Don't get the trainer, it's not good.
the old skylon.
I like the Air Span too - and still have a fairly new pair, having bought like 3 pairs at half price when they were discountinued - but that shoe is about as stable as the DS Trainer VIII, not neutral.
Since I enjoy Fila's Corsa Sette, I'd have their Flow Redemption in the mix if I were looking for a neutral LWT.
Air Span isn't a neutral trainer, either!!!!
i'm in love with the milers, but they are extremely soft.