I love these shoes! Is it ill advised to use these in a Marathon? What is the farthest race you would run in these puppies?
I love these shoes! Is it ill advised to use these in a Marathon? What is the farthest race you would run in these puppies?
Any distance, they are my everyday training shoe.
what about for xc races? speedstars still good?
I am wearing them in the Chicago marathon. The furthest I have gone in them is 24 miles, 2 weeks ago, and my legs felt fine!
I just wore them for a 100km road race. Love em.
I think they are a pretty good everyday training shoe(thought I still prefer the DS Trainers). I dont think the speedstars would be good for xc. The traction on the bottom is made more for road running(plus they are bulkier than spikes). I have used them to run on grass and trails, but I like them more on the roads.
Just ran a 2:43 marathon in the speedstars. Great shoe for that distance...or more.
I switched to the Speedstars last week after reading about them on Letsrun--thank you to the poster who recommended them. They're light, responsive and well fitted--I love them.
Ran 22 miles with them last Sunday, and felt great the whole way. Will run NY with them.
the Asics Gel Flash is the predecessor to the speedstar (I have worn both) and I like the Flash much more. It fits better and is more responsive. You can get them on eastbay for a good price but I think they will be hard to get soon as they keep getting replaced by crapper, cheaply built versions like the speedstar
I don't run that long stuff anymore but if I did, I'd take them out for 50 miles without thinking twice about it...been looking for a shoe like this for about 10 years...LOVE these things!!
MF