What shoes does Ryan Hall run in on a daily basis? I only ask because he races in the Asics Hyperspeed 2. These shoes are built up in the forefoot and did a number on my achilies. Does his trainers keep him on his forefoot and build strength in his achilies to handle the Hyperspeeds?
I believe he wears the cumulus
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And based simply on the fact that they are the best runing shoe's ever, and they are made by asics, I'd go with DS trainers.....I'm big into asics though so if you find a picture of him running somewhere not in a race I could ID them pretty quick if you want...
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Blaze
I saw him on the trails several times two and three years ago. He was always wearing bright blue shoes with a metallic blue trim strip on the heel (as he blew by me). I think that is either the Nimbus or Cumulus?
its a small picture but im sure u can blow it up! i am not an asics guy
thats the 2120 and i can assure you he doesn\'t train in those, i\'m pretty sure he doesn\'t over pronate.
He wear the Brooks Beast. He takes the stripes off and paints on the ASICS logo. Smart guy.
Just found out through other threads that he trains in the 1120, now the 1130. That's a 12oz shoe. Isn't that heavy for someone so efficient? How does he go from 12oz to 6.6 oz in his racers and not hurt his achilies? On the GodTube video he was doing a 13 mile tempo at around 5 min pace in the trainers as well. Is that the trick, train in bricks and then run fast as hell in flats?
FWIW Deena Kastor trains in the DS-Trainer
She was training in the Cumulus in the movie "Spirit of the Marathon."
Baldini trains ina really basic cheap asics model, used to be the 1100 but now has no medial post and retails for about $60, most of these guys are flyweights and incredibly efficient.
Baldini states on his website that Asics custom makes his shoes.
"most of these guys are flyweights and incredibly efficient."
I agree. So why would Hall be training in a 12oz shoe?
DHornet11 wrote:
http://www.runnersworld.com/images/cma/halftime200x200.jpgits a small picture but im sure u can blow it up! i am not an asics guy
It's the 1120 ACTUALLY...
i would guess two reasons
1. he and his support team have done their homework on what works best for him. he has probably been wearing this shoe or something similar for a long time. as far as i can recall he has never had a major injury, please correct me if i am wrong. as the saying goes, if it aint broke...
2. his mechanics are probably good enough that he could train in almost any shoe and be healthy. he is also probably doing workouts in a flat 1-2x per week so his body is well adapted to a lightweight shoe when raceday comes.
Sorry, took me a bit, I was in school when I said I'd tell you.
But the guy above is right, those are 1120's. 2120's don't come in those colors, and if you blow it up a lot you can see there is no pronation area....
I would have expected DS Trainers myself. But I'm sure he has many many pairs of shoes, he may have different shoes for different kinds of workouts. Meaning these "bricks" could be for recovery.
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Blaze
I saw Ryan Hall this past Summer in Indy, USATF Outdoor Champs. I was definitely going to scope out what shoe he was wearing if I got a chance to see/meet him. I saw him on a few runs that week. Asics Cumulus 9, White, Navy Blue Tiger Stripes, with the Lime Green Memory foam inside the heel collar. The shoe did not work for me, but it is very basic, simple, and very light. I did get to meet Him and Sarah. Great people!
i saw a picture of ryan hall training in blue nimbus 10's and i am positive the were because i own the same shoe
he trains everyday in stratus per his interview at the eugene running co at the olympic trials. incidiently, the shoe only costs $80
http://www.asicsamerica.com/products/product.aspx?PRODUCT_ID=240009428&TITLE_CATEGORY_ID=250001543
He rotates a lot of shoes but prefers the Nimbus 10 for the bulk of his runs.
