^^That. I'm currently not sure which shoes to buy...I do a lot of track work and a decent amount of off track distance work, so I'm not sure which shoe would be better. I'm more of a forefoot striker. Which shoe would be "better" in my workouts for an 800/1600m runner? Also, how do the Lunarglides size? Like are they half a size small, etc., or are they my normal shoe size?
Lunarglide's are amazing. Best running shoe I've ever had, and true to size. The free's suck.
Yeah I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about them. I've only heard good things about the Lunarglides.
Glide 2 is a great shoe for your daily distance training but possibly more of a shoe than you may want as you start to run faster on the track.
If you do plan to wear spikes in your track races, you might consider Free Run 2 or Free 3.0 as good transition options. The offsets fall in between daily training shoes like the Glide and Spikes. If you do go the Free route, make sure you ease into them to give your body plenty of time to adjust.
Yeah, I do plan on using spikes in my track races. However, I'm afraid that the Free 3.0 may lack enough support needed for my distance runs. We're doing mostly speed work now, and I don't think I have time for my feet to adjust because our competitive meets start next week and I've been doing several all comer meets already. According to many reviews I've read, the Free 3.0 is far too minimal, but when I was considering frees I looked at the 5.0 for a decent amount of support, and being able to strengthen my feet. I'm now highly considering Glides because season is starting very soon and I'm not sure I have time to let my feet adjust because I don't want foot pains to interfere with my workouts.
Glide 2 sounds like a safe bet for you. If you have a local Running specialty shop it wouldn't be a bad idea to stop in to make sure you are fitted correctly and in the right shoe for your gait.
Good luck with your season.
I run the 8 and 16. I have a pair of normal trainers for my distance work and use a pair of adidas road racers for my track workouts. In previous years I used the mana and this year im in the adios. I pronate pretty heavily which forces me out of the minimal and neutral shoes for my longer runs, but i've had a great experience with road racing flats on the track.
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I have a pair of normal trainers for my distance work and use a pair of adidas road racers for my track workouts. In previous years I used the mana and this year im in the adios. I pronate pretty heavily which forces me out of the minimal and neutral shoes for my longer runs, but i've had a great experience with road racing flats on the track.
Just about the same experience except for the events I train for.
Yeah actually a good friend of mine's dad owns the most popular running shop nearby; I was considering getting Frees but now I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick with the Glides.