Any other Vomero lover around here?

I love vomero's have gone through 20 pairs starting with the vomero 4, then 5, then 6.... waiting for the 7's! I rotate 3 pairs of trainers. 2 pairs of vomero's and the brooks ghost 4. problem with vomero is i can't get more than 400 miles out of them. the forefoot duralon is so soft it wears down to the foam cushlon in about 400 miles.

I used to run in these religiously until the 5th version came out. Ever since then the shoes have been way too cushiony and wide for me. Maybe its because I dont weigh as much, but the shoes just dont work as well for me anymore. It seems like Nike is marketing them towards the heavier runners. In addition, the price is too much for me as they dont last nearly as long as they used to. I switched to the pegasus this past year and dont have any complaints. With the additions the pegasus made this year, they have become the superior shoe IMO.

formervomerorunner wrote:

I switched to the pegasus this past year and dont have any complaints. With the additions the pegasus made this year, they have become the superior shoe IMO.

i'm between sizes on the pegasus, they are just a touch narrower in the toebox than the vomero. i agree the shoe is similar

You should probably consider switching to a stability shoe. Shin splints just mean you're out of shape/overweight. And a shoe as cushioned as the Vomero will just encourage the heavy foot strike I'm sure you have. The knee problems are probably from all the pounding. There's two ways to fix the type of heavy running you do. One is to go minimal, the other is to go stability. But I'm assuming you're in the 180-200 pound range which means going minimal will be stress fracture mania for you. Try on the Asics 21 series next time you go to the store, they'll probably feel a lot better than the Vomeros, even though they're not as cushioned and have a stability post.

Loved the Vomero's. Really great shoe to throw on in the morning when I was still half asleep and knock out an hour of running. The one problem I had with them was that they sort encouraged a slower, lazy run. It was a lot of shoe. I had to switch to the LunarGlide+ 2 because of my slight overpronation and because they suited my training better.

formervomerorunner wrote:

I used to run in these religiously until the 5th version came out. Ever since then the shoes have been way too cushiony and wide for me.

Same here. The Vomero 3 and 4 was a near-perfect daily trainer for me, but I'm lukewarm on the v5; haven't tried the v6. I had to go down half a size and only wear the v5 with thicker socks because of the extra width, and it still felt a bit sloppy at that. The cushioning would be great for an ultra high end walking shoe, but does seem a bit like overkill in a trainer.

However, I ran in a pair of Puma's that I thought felt similar at the store, only to get progressively harder on pavement and in the cold once I took them home, and now when I wear the Vomero 5's they actually feel quite good. Funny how that works.

I usually retire shoes around the 500 mile mark, but I probably have more than 1,000 miles on each pair of Vomero's in my rotation and they're not quite out of gas yet. Of course, the bulk of my mileage in them is on trails, so the outsole holds up much longer.

Dan

Thanks for the responses!

Im not overweight (140) and I didnt like the stability shoes Ive tried (Kayano, 21xx, Wave Nexus, Elite)

I have high arches and I like flexible and soft cushioned shoes

However, its true the Vomero is a lot of a shoe and its hard to take care of your biomechanics when running on them

I dont think the Vomero is a shoe for heavy runners, as the cushioning is probably too soft for a 170+ person

I will try the Kinvaras (hoping for a mini vomero) and see how do I feel

Someone told me the Pegasus are not very flexible and soft cushioned, is this true?

Vomero 7 wrote:

Thanks for the responses!

Im not overweight (140) and I didnt like the stability shoes Ive tried (Kayano, 21xx, Wave Nexus, Elite)

I have high arches and I like flexible and soft cushioned shoes

However, its true the Vomero is a lot of a shoe and its hard to take care of your biomechanics when running on them

I dont think the Vomero is a shoe for heavy runners, as the cushioning is probably too soft for a 170+ person

I will try the Kinvaras (hoping for a mini vomero) and see how do I feel

Someone told me the Pegasus are not very flexible and soft cushioned, is this true?

I do not think it's true. I went from the Vomero to the Pegasus and have been quite pleased. I would say the feel is actually very similar. The shoe is lighter I guess. Outside of that, I'm not sure how they actually vary.

I had two pair of the 2 and loved them, but then graduated to the LunarGlide. Now I'm on to the Zoom Elite.

I'm a fan of the shoe but do not like the look of the Vomero 7's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9v6aOsOYY

The only thing that bothers me about the shoes is the price? Why so expensive? What does it have that Pegasus doesn't that warrant extra $35? There is maybe 1/5 inch more of cushioning there.

In the heel and the forefoot. In the peg you have it in the heel. That's really it. The peg is a sweet shoe and thr new one coming out is ridiculously comfortable.

i just got the vomero 7, fit is similar to the 6. maybe just slightly narrower but nothing of consequence. the biggest difference is the upper is a much softer material, heel still has a good support cup, the sole is similar, looks less bulky to me, but feels like the vomero 6. they feel lighter, and come with fitsole 3.

nike did an awesome job keeping what is great about this shoe the same and improving the upper. well done!

For anyone that misses the snugger fit of the earlier Vomeros, give the LunarFly a try. I just switched over to them and am very happy with the fit, but it's too early to tell how well they'll hold up in comparison. Obviously, they're a vastly different shoe from the Vomero in design, but they're a good option for when you want a [much] more performance oriented shoe that feels fairly similar.

Dan

selling a pair of pegasus 29's. size 10

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260979402104?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649