i just ran a marathon in the asics magic racer and they felt great. this by far the best i have ever felt after a marathon in terms of leg soreness. i'm sure that has a lot to do with the flat course of the marathon, but i think my shoe selection also contributed.
unfortunately, they have discontinued the magic racer and i was wondering if anyone knows of a similar shoe for both racing and training? is the asics speedster the next generation of the magic racer?
thanks for the help,
ian
not of any great help but why do all the shoe companies ALWAYS discontinue their best products?
Nike withe the original Pegs series 1 and 2, the others don't shape up to them.
Adidas with their great Marathon shoes 85 and the 86 De Castella
Reebok with the Infernos
Mizuno with the Spacers
Asics with the lightweight trainer and then the magic racers.
We don't all WANT new products without end, some of actually like what we had and don't need to be endless victims to fashion and gadgetry.
no, the speedstar is a bit heavier and much more shoe than the magic... the heirs to the magic would be the Ohana and maybe the Hyper Speed
FWIW Hall wore the Hyper Speed (the new version) in Houston and London
Hey Ian, Congratulations! Great time! I saw it online.
If you can scrounge up a few hundred bucks it might be worth it to you to go online and find the remaining Magic Racers out there and stock up. I've seen them for $50 - $60 in a few places.
(That's my general approach anyway. I'm just now coming to the end of my stock of Nike Air Triax TC(+) and they haven't made those shoes for 6 years!)
hey thanks joe,
if you ever want to go to an international marathon, london is amazing. i had a blast and the crowds were incredible. i have to say, there were probably more than at boston or nyc. granted it was a perfect day to spectate but the city really does shut down for the marathon.
good advice about stocking up. i will check on-line today.
i'm sure i'll see you at a race real soon, ian
Incidentally, the results list you as being from Great Britain and I think they have your age wrong as well. I just figured it had to be you because how many Ian Nurses are there in the world, particularly who can run that fast?
I ran Philly last fall in the Asics Ohana Racer and they were excellent. The only difference is that the Ohana does not have that small medial post that the Magic racer had. Unless you had the Magic racer IV which did not have the post. If you liked the Magic Racer, give the Ohana a try. BTW, I am usually a 12.5 in trainers, but I actually went down 1/2 a size to a 12 in the Ohana racer.
actually i am british. kind of a long story, but my dad is jamaican and because jamaica was under british rule at the time, i got a british passport. in terms of my age, i think they have different age group categories over there and the 25 they have me listed as refers to the 25-29 age group.