What shoes are you sub-3 marathoners wearing in training and racing?

I like the Ascis Gel Hyperspeed for racing and fast training runs. For everyday runs I stick with something with more cushioning, mostly neutral cushioning shoes from Adidas, I get up to 800 miles on those.

I know it sucks, but don't skimp on the shoes. if you think they need replacing, chances are they need replacing.

By no means am i sponsored, I've only run 2:36. but I like the nike vomeros (no trails where I train). very soft shoe, about 400 miles out of them.

for workouts and the race itself I like the brooks launch or adidas adizero cs. (8-9 ounces is my recommendation for the race)

wave riders are on the lighter end. They also are not much 'bang' for your buck. at 100 dollars they break down awfully quick.

good luck.

800 miles is a lot... I'll bet you are compromising shock absortion with anything over 500 miles (believe me, most people notice a HUGE difference between a new pair and 800 miles)

I train in the following shoes:

Vomero 4, Ghost 2, Skylon 11, Lunar Trainer ( 2 pairs for tradmill use only ), Avant ( again only for the treadmill ).

For racing I like the Lunar racer ( worn for 2 1/2 marathons ). For my next marathon I may go with a lt. wt trainer as i am slowing down with age, though i can still run under 3 hrs. For my last marathon I wore Asics ( the name of the shoe escapes me ) but that was 3.5 yrs ago and i ran a 2:53. I am 6'2 and 165. Which race are you doing?

It will probably be the Eerie Marathon. Looking to BQ without any fanfare.

Maybe my Ronins will still be in one piece by then. Who knows what shoe I'll be doing most of my long runs in.

What time are you shooting for?

I work for NB and have been running in their 904/905s for the last yearish. I think I have gone through about 3-4 pair total. No shoe rotations and changed at about 500-600 miles. Basically a shoe every 2-4 months depending on if I'm building up mileage or just idling.

The Asics Hyperspeed for everything. I usually can get 500 ish miles out of them before wearing through the big toe area.

Train in ASICS DS Trainers, Gel Stratus, Banditos.

Marathons in Banditos, anything shorter Brooks T6.

Both versions of DST's I run in now have over 800 miles, the Stratus pair has 750miles and one pair of Banditos used for training only have about 400 miles, they still feel great. My last pair of T6 (actually T5's) had over 200 race miles on them when I retired them. I weigh ~150.

I do most of my work in Brooks Ravennas; not light like a racing flat, but not bad for trainers. I have a few pairs (no rotation, just old pairs kicking around and my current pair) which were retired after ~500 miles (60 mpw, 90% pavement), and I can't tell a big difference if I run in the old ones vs the new ones (with only 200 miles on them). I'm not super picky about shoes, but these work for me. They are not cheap though, but they seem to last.

5'10 135lbs

Not fast but decent - I try. 27:56 is my pr for 8k so far

Everyday training runs: asics gel landreth 5, brooks defyance 2

Faster runs/tempos: brooks ghost 2, asics speedstar 4

5k to 10k road races: nike streak xc2

Half marathon: brooks t6

Track races of any distance (but I'm more of a road guy): nike zoom matumbo

I'm running my marathon in Nike Lunar Racer 2. Nie level of cushioning for the longer distances.

10K and under I wear Nike Spider Racers.

2:49. wave ronin for everything.

My last 3 pairs of trainers have been Asics Speedstar 4, Brooks Launch, and Mizuno Wave Elixirs...for racing and track work I wear the Nike Lunaracer 2.

I typically get around 600 miles out of my trainers and try to replace the racing flats every 300-400 miles.

Can't say for sure how many miles I'll get out of my current Brooks Launch since it's my first pair. Previously I've used Skylons (x5) and Ghosts (1,2). Usually swapped them out after about 300-350, but I've recently gone back to some older Skylons and am now over 400 on a couple of pairs and still liking them. I've also started doing more trail running and for that I'm using NB 790's (until my 100's come in).

I'm hoping by my next marathon to be able to get away with Brook's T6's.

I train in a variety of Nike models -- mostly the Skylon, Lunar Trainer, and Heyward 3.

For racing I have worn the Lunaracer in my last 2 marathons. For a lightweight shoe, it has a surprising amount of cushioning.

That being said I am pretty small (5'6" 135) so I can probably get away with a little less.

male, 6ft, 155-160 generally run in the 2:33 range.

up to 12 mile runs: i use Wave Creation

Long runs: Asics Gel Cumulus or 1063

racing: Saucony Fast twitch 3

i'm sponsored (3 trainers, 2 flats a year, clothes) and rotate as needed, generally get 400 miles. the wave rider is not very durable, which is why i stepped up to the creation.