Wore Vaporflys last year and was kinda bad but wore em in a Half Marathon and realized that's what they were made for. As I crushed my goal of 1:40 going high 1:27. I think it's just cause they're so high off the ground I'm just not that type of runner breathing wise. But I think the Streakflys will help so what's your opinion on that? I've never worn insoles before so also are Currex Runpro good? I've heard good things about it. Just wanna be ready for next season.
roadtobreaking15 wrote:
Wore Vaporflys last year and was kinda bad but wore em in a Half Marathon and realized that's what they were made for. As I crushed my goal of 1:40 going high 1:27. I think it's just cause they're so high off the ground I'm just not that type of runner breathing wise. But I think the Streakflys will help so what's your opinion on that? I've never worn insoles before so also are Currex Runpro good? I've heard good things about it. Just wanna be ready for next season.
The streakfly is GARBAGE for anything above 10k and 5k is even pushing it. The lack of a plate makes it feel like it saps my legs over long distance. It's fine for 1000 / mile / 3000 tempo reps.
put me down as a no
absolutely hated them
roadtobreaking15 wrote:
Wore Vaporflys last year and was kinda bad but wore em in a Half Marathon and realized that's what they were made for. As I crushed my goal of 1:40 going high 1:27. I think it's just cause they're so high off the ground I'm just not that type of runner breathing wise. But I think the Streakflys will help so what's your opinion on that? I've never worn insoles before so also are Currex Runpro good? I've heard good things about it. Just wanna be ready for next season.
I love the Streakflys for training. The only time I wore them for a race was a 5K and I liked them for that distance.
I'll chime in as I've been very mixed on my Streakflys. I picked them up at the tail end of 2022 and thought they'd be good for 5k races, tempo stuff, and maybe even some faster easy days. The first 5k I raced in them was night and day from my Vaporflys: my legs felt shot at halfway and I was jogging the last mile and my legs felt totally spent. This was weird because I'd use them for some workouts and they could actually feel almost too spongy on the track. Eventually I shelved them but started using them again when doing really fast stuff with long warmups. They were solid for this but could still be a little unstable because they're higher stack and the foam is so soft. Recently I've all but retired them but occasionally take them out for hills and even the odd easy run. For this they've been solid but I have better options.
Overall, I've got just over 150 miles out of them and still don't exactly know what they're supposed to be used for. They're not a racing flat, they're not a super shoe, and they're not even a Peg Turbo-esque hybrid shoe with super foam.
Wait so you beat your goal by approximately 13 minutes and you are questioning if the shoe you wore was good for you???? Perhaps just continue with the Vaporfly....
veperrrrr wrote:
Wait so you beat your goal by approximately 13 minutes and you are questioning if the shoe you wore was good for you???? Perhaps just continue with the Vaporfly....
I'd never ran a half marathon before that's why. I didn't realize I was in sub 90 shape and honestly probably sub 85 shape. Vaporflys were bad during 3 mile races tho I just couldn't breathe in em
streakflt is good it's just not a supershoe
I don't dislike the Streakfly, I just can't work out what they're for. Vaporflys are definitely a better race shoe for any distance. I suppose they're ok for workouts, but I tend to just use old race shoes for workouts rather than need a new pair of shoes specifically for workouts.