the old adios was a good shoe (and the adios 2U, as well). i love the rotterdam and don't want to downgrade to a FLAT for a marathon or for tempo runs, but i want something lighter
what do you think? how heavy is the ROTTERDAM v. ADIOS and why is ROTTERDAM classified by Road Runner as "STABILITY" ?
i'm 140-150, bad achilles and just trying to up mileage, nothing special
who is hotter, alicia craig or alistair cragg
The current Rotterdam has a medial post. It has sort of a clackety-clack sound from the outsole material. I don't like it too much.
rotterdams suck they hurt the outside of my feet
THe Adios will cause problems to the achillies. It is not a very good shoe feels great the first 50 miles but then the legs start hurting too much, and it only lasts about 100 miles. The Nike Skylon is much better for me.
Old Rotterdams are nice and light but with just enough support I have not heard anything great about the new ones and err on the side of lighter in a training and racing flat anyway. Adios Litestrikes are really nice and have that hand in glove feel so in my thinking the old Rott is lighter than the new see if you can still scrounge some up cos once they are gone the shoe is rarely seen again.Try some deep tissue massage for that achilles......
dogscalder wrote:
the old adios was a good shoe (and the adios 2U, as well). i love the rotterdam and don't want to downgrade to a FLAT for a marathon or for tempo runs, but i want something lighter
what do you think? how heavy is the ROTTERDAM v. ADIOS and why is ROTTERDAM classified by Road Runner as "STABILITY" ?
i'm 140-150, bad achilles and just trying to up mileage, nothing special
I agree. I love the old Rott. I am a little leery of the bounciness of the heel in the Adios. I had a training partner that loved the old Adios/2U and I want something light. I will try to find that old Rott -- I think that's about the best idea. Thanks. If anyone has any other suggestions, that would be good too -- not just adidas, but anything. Are there any other heavy race/light trainers that do the trick as well as Rotterdam?
Check Mizuno, I had alot of sucsess with the Phantom could be defunct by now or on sale somewhere :O) Asics also I liked the DS racer series the bright yellow and black "bumble bee shoe" worked well for me.... All the Best with your search!
dogscalder wrote:
I agree. I love the old Rott. I am a little leery of the bounciness of the heel in the Adios. I had a training partner that loved the old Adios/2U and I want something light. I will try to find that old Rott -- I think that's about the best idea. Thanks. If anyone has any other suggestions, that would be good too -- not just adidas, but anything. Are there any other heavy race/light trainers that do the trick as well as Rotterdam?
I wore the Phantom, actually. It was my last flat. A good one. Nice and firm.
Try the Mizuno Wave Aero. Best shoes I've ever worn- 8.5 oz. and I put 400 miles on my first two pairs. Also wore them for the Detroit Marathon (100% concrete and asphalt) last month and my feet and calves felt great afterward.