Puma FAAS

The 250 may be the best shoe I've bought in 40 years at this. 350 is good too, but the 550 was too soft and made my knees tweak.

300 is too soft and the insole slid around until i superglued it in place.

other than that it's pretty comfortable. think i paid about 40 bucks for them so i would buy another pair. they look good, imo.

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they look good, imo.

I agree, like that sort of old-school styling. The ones I bought were the 350s.

If they were just a bit narrower/less fabric in the upper they would be perfect. Not sure why there hasn't been more hyper around them as a fast training/minimalist shoe in fact. I much prefer them to the Nike Frees I had, they just feel so much faster and more responsive. Yet the Free has had all the hype.

Maybe Puma has marketed them more towards sprinters perhaps who don't really do mileage anyway.

If you have custom inserts, they work great. I like them for their lightness and responsive feedback. I've PR'd in the10k and the half marathon wearing the 300s.

High Wire wrote:

The 250 may be the best shoe I've bought in 40 years at this. 350 is good too, but the 550 was too soft and made my knees tweak.

Wow, strongly disagree. I wore them for a marathon and promptly returned them back to Runningwarehouse for a full return. There's a reason Runningwarehouse pulled them from their inventory.

Otherwise, I've always been a fan of Puma. 250s were awful, with the stretchy upper (feet slid all over the place) and slick sole. I was hoping they'd be comparable to the Puma Road Racers (a great shoe), but definitely not. The 350s supposedly got good reviews. I wish they'd remake the Puma Road Racers.

Still make the roadracer here in Europe but it's a far inferior shoe to the Faas 300 which is way more flexible, has less heel drop and makes you feel agile and nimble, with the improved upper of the version 2 due in january I think this will make it even better. look out for the Faas 100r in the new year too, zero drop road and trail version. At least Puma are trying to price their shoes reasonably unlike Nike with their ridiculous Flyknit.

I LOVE them. The 300's are great for a short run, and I chose 500's if I'm doing 15k or more. 300's when I'm going for speed. I love the colour, the light-weight fabric and that there is no clunky foam! Had run in Nike Free's until about 18 months ago, Puma all the way for me now. And they are cheaper, which is always a bonus!

I LOVE them. The 300's are great for a short run, and I chose 500's if I'm doing 15k or more. 300's when I'm going for speed. I love the colour, the light-weight fabric and that there is no clunky foam! Had run in Nike Free's until about 18 months ago, Puma all the way for me now. And they are cheaper, which is always a bonus!

On my fourth pair of 500s and I absolutely love them. The 550s are a little too soft and bothered my heels a little but the 500s are perfect. I had to replace the stock insoles with green superfeet though since the stock insoles were so soft and lacked any real support.

Hate them

Why do you hate them Honey Badger? Intrigued!