Did they feel really stiff? How quickly did they fall apart? I have been wearing the Asics Piranha SP 4 for about a month and a half and they are completely worn out. I'm really disappointed with these and its already time for a new shoe. So whats the worst shoe you've worn?
I had a pair of New Balance (12xx?) a few years ago that weren't very good for me. They felt like concrete boots.
I hate all the Nike Free models. They make my ankles really sore from the lack of support. However, I still like to run in relatively minimalist shoes but the Frees just allow my ankles to roll way too much.
The Piranha SP 4 is a racing shoe, and with it's lightweight design and materials, I'm surprised your pair lasted you your month and a half! I apologize on behalf of all Running Specialty Salesmen that someone led you to believe that those shoes would hold up to anything other than a few 5k races here and there. If you want something extremely lightweight, I might try the ASICS Hyperspeed. It's still a racing flat so you aren't going to get hundreds of miles out of it, but it has a better life expectancy than the Piranha.
The Free is another shoe designed to allow for increased range of motion of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot, so ankle support would be very contradictory. I might try the Brooks Pure series if you want a low profile ride, or even the Sketchers GoRun (probably even the GoRun Ride) if you want some flexibility, but more "support" than the Free Runs.
As for me, when I was working at a New Balance store I got a pair of 1023s that lasted me all of 65 miles before the rubber sole fell off. Being poor at the time, I glued it back on and ran in them for another few hundred miles. At least they were comfortable, if not well constructed.
Once again, I'll have to throw New Balance under the bus. MT110s didn't fall apart per se but, had a strang, lopsided feel after not too long and by that time they couldn't be returned.
SCIENCE! wrote:
The Piranha SP 4 is a racing shoe, and with it's lightweight design and materials, I'm surprised your pair lasted you your month and a half! I apologize on behalf of all Running Specialty Salesmen that someone led you to believe that those shoes would hold up to anything other than a few 5k races here and there. If you want something extremely lightweight, I might try the ASICS Hyperspeed. It's still a racing flat so you aren't going to get hundreds of miles out of it, but it has a better life expectancy than the Piranha.
The Free is another shoe designed to allow for increased range of motion of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot, so ankle support would be very contradictory. I might try the Brooks Pure series if you want a low profile ride, or even the Sketchers GoRun (probably even the GoRun Ride) if you want some flexibility, but more "support" than the Free Runs.
+1. A lot of people think every shoe should last for hundreds of miles. That is hardly ever the case, especially for these minimalist shoes.
I've loved every shoe I've bought. But I have stayed with the same shoe for a long time. I have tried on the Asics 1000, very weird shoe, the gel padding in the front of the foot doesnt quite match up with my foot!
The Vibram Five 5anger is the best shoes I've own.
To answer your question...the one that caused an injury.
Never buy K-mart shoes. Ever.
Nike Pegasus 28, ya dingus! Why didn't you think'a that?
Used to like Saucony but last pair tongue fell out after a few runs
As I was injured and hardly running it was too late to take them back. 'Made in China'
I used to have a pair of Nike's, I think. They had the notch cut in for the heel but it was so hard it gave achilles probs.
Nearly all modern shoes have the arch on the sole cut out. As soon as you go on mud it fills up and weighs a ton. I'm sure pf problems were not as common before they started doing that as well
Brooks Adrenaline, hands down. Fits great, but runs terrible.
It's built for someone who doesn't want to feel the road or be in tune to what's going on beneath them.
Big clunky post, void of any updates in 5-6 years, overlays galore.....
The current Nike Structure 16 is fantastic. Already have 300+ miles on mine, no complaints.
Saucony Procyon. Felt like a pair of ski boots.
I purchased a pair of shoes in the Asics 33 line. I'm not sure which model but I guess they all have the 4mm heel to toe drop. I ran in them once and took them back to the store. These are the only running shoes I have ever returned.
fell apart wrote:
Did they feel really stiff? How quickly did they fall apart? I have been wearing the Asics Piranha SP 4 for about a month and a half and they are completely worn out. I'm really disappointed with these and its already time for a new shoe. So whats the worst shoe you've worn?
I ran in a pair of Tigers (now Asics) back in the day, and I didn't like them much. Once in a while I try new brands, but I always come back to Nike.
Nike Vomero hands down. Worst. Shoe. Ever.
Mizuno Wave Riders. Felt great in the store, but they were so firm it was like running on bricks. They gave me ITBS. Even after I got healthy again, if I ran just 2 miles in those shoes, my IT bands started hurting again.
Ran my first marathon in Adidas Country. Not a great choice but best available shoe at the time. You guys obviously never ran in the Nike LDV
I've had bad luck with the outsole on Asics. Both my Piranhas and Hyperspeeds had the tread wear out completely, much faster than usual.
My worst pair of all time was a pair of Diadora Distance back in the early 90s. Those lasted like a week.
[quote]Thank you wrote: A lot of people think every shoe should last for hundreds of miles. That is hardly ever the case, especially for these minimalist shoes./quote]
I would sort of disagree. If you're wearing out shoes fast you might want to look into your form. I say that from a long-term perspective - if you're wrecking shoes (even lightweight shoes) over time I can't imagine that would be very good for your legs.
I get easily over 1000 miles/pair, and tend to run in lighter shoes. I'm 5'8" 175lbs, do about 75% of my miles on pavement. I did about 40% of my miles this year in a pair of the Brooks Burn, their lightweight shoe before the Pure Project series. Just the other day I looked back to see when I bought these Burns, it was fall 2007, which tells me I probably have about 1200 miles on them. Before the Burn my main shoe was the Brooks Glycerin, which I would guess I got about 1500 miles out of. Even back in the day, race flats, between races and workouts I got at least 300 miles out of them (Nike Sock Racer, Nike Duelist, Asics Gel racer, Reebok Racer X).
Back to the OP...I can think of 3 truly awful pairs of shoes I ran in...Nike Shox (can't remember the model), Asics Nimbus, Loco XPresso. I got all 3 as demos or part of a trial so no harm no foul, but they were all bad in their own way. The Nikes were the stiffest running shoes I've ever seen. Ran about 25 miles in them and hated every step. The Asics Nimbus, was an early model, way too heavy and clunky. Something about the way that sole was built I rolled my ankle more than once in about 50 miles of training. The Locos I really wanted to like, would love to see a little company like that make it, but the pair I got the heel wore out incredibly fast. I guess it's hard to classify them as "worst" because they felt good on my feet, but I would say "very disappointing" based on how fast they wore out.