Looking for any feedback from those who train in the lunar racer 2. I currently use the Pegasus (narrow model), but considering going with a "minimalist" approach. Would the lunar racer work well for a someone with narrow, low-volume feet? Any other comments about the shoe?
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We have a kid on our team that trains in them. Not real high mileage (35 or so a week), but it's the one shoe they can wear that doesn't make their plantar fascia hurt. Shoe has held up well.
there are a lot of shoes in the nike lunar line up that are between the racer and the pegasus. Why don't you work your way there, starting with the newer lunarfly?
Also from my experience there is too much heel and squish in the racers to be considered a minimalist shoe, light weight yes but not minimal.
I found the softness and bounce in the shoe prevented me from feeling the ground with me feet like I would in a lighter racer from one of the ohter brands like, mizuno, saucony, or adidas. I believe that part of the minimalist idea as well. I could be wrong though.
They are ok as trainers go. However, they aren't minimalist, the soles are very high. Why not try something like the ds racer and gradually ease it in as your training shoe? It's a solid flat, really comfortable.
And lunaracers feel horrible on a track. Absolutely horrible. They are a strange trainer, I use them for long runs and that's it.
I used them for summer/xc training and was fine
i train in them and they are very durable. I probably have close to 700 miles on them, so you could definetly use them as a training shoe. Like people have said before, they do have a lot of cushion, not very minimal.
My favorite flats to train in were the nike marathoners. They were da best