Best Marathon Racing Flats

TMK wrote:

I'm looking for Nike Ghost racers; the stores in our area are out, and tell me Nike is done making them. Can anyone point me to someone that might still have these?

Go to a web search site (e.g.

). Type in "Ghost Racer" (with the quotation marks). Then investigate the links returned. You should find a few stores still selling them

TMK -- Re Ghosts -- I saw some at Sneaker Factory in Millburn, NJ, recently. Not sure they do mail order, but they're in the phone book and maybe you can plead.

I've got a pair of Nike Ghost racers that do not work for me at all. I have worn them 2-3 times.

The main problem is that they are supposed to be 10.5 but fit too small. They squeeze my toes.

TMK if you are a true 10.0 they will work for you. Interested? Just pay me for shipping (I will bring them back to USA from Asia) and promise that you will train hard in them and they are YOURS for FREE.

Jason

adidas makes the best racing flats around. For a great Marathon flat try the new adiSTaR Comp. BEATUIFUL...also the Response Comp is another fast jammin flat.

For you guys needing a little support...go for the Taper.

stick with the best

adi wrote:

adidas makes the best racing flats around. For a great Marathon flat try the new adiSTaR Comp. BEATUIFUL...also the Response Comp is another fast jammin flat.

For you guys needing a little support...go for the Taper.

stick with the best

Careful though. Adistar Comp is not for everyone. Very stiff ride due to ProPlate. Some like it (like me) some do not.

Also ignore the Adidas literature about these shoes regarding weights. They list the Response Comp at 6.9 ounces and the Adistar Comp at 7.1. Truth is the Response Comp (the cheaper shoe) is 25% heavier than the Adistar Comp.

All in all, the Adistar is the superior shoe

There are a bunch of Nike racing flats at the Nike Factory Store in Subiaco (Perth) Australia, for what it's worth.I picked up a pair of waffle racres there (they run very small).

Ghost Racers run a size small. The Air Streak Ekidens run truer to size.I really liked the Air Streaks in my marathon attempts.

I think the course and your fitness level both have a lot to do with how sore you're going to be after a marathon, it's not just the shoes.

nikeman wrote:

There are a bunch of Nike racing flats at the Nike Factory Store in Subiaco (Perth) Australia, for what it's worth.I picked up a pair of waffle racres there (they run very small).

Yeah, I got a TON of pairs of Air Triax TCs over the phone one of the Nike Outlets here in the states. I'm set for a few years now. And they were very cheap too.

I really liked the Air Streaks in my marathon attempts

I think the course and your fitness level both have a lot to do with how sore you're going to be after a marathon, it's not just the shoes

I really liked the Air Streaks too. And it's true I was probably undertrained for my first marathon (due to injury, not desire). Still, at 6 feet, 150 pounds, the Streaks were just not enough shoe for a marathon for me. I'm no Rodgers Rop (he wore them at Boston this year)

I'm certainly going to be a hell of a lot more fit for my second marathon (Cape Cod, Oct 27) than I was for my first (Boston 2002). But I won't go as light as the Streaks again at 150 pounds.