Has anyone ever raced on an XC course with Puma h-streets? What about the cross country streets puma offers? How about racing on roads? Thanks!
Has anyone ever raced on an XC course with Puma h-streets? What about the cross country streets puma offers? How about racing on roads? Thanks!
The H-Streets have no traction. The spike version is popular for XC, however. They would be OK for a road race but you should be used to running hard on asphalt/concrete with them-they are very minimalist!
I do all my road running (when it's dry) in the H Streets. It does take quite some time to adjust from a standard shoe. Even when I was running full time in the Tiger Paw, 30min on the H Street was hell on my soleus. But, with time and patience, I've adapted. What feeble traction was on my H Streets has since been worn away in the 11 mos that I've had them. I will be racing in them for the first time in a 10k at the end of the month but it should be no different than all the other road running I do in them.
BTW -- while I haven't taken them this far yet, a friend of mine was doing 1/2 to 2/3 of his 100-150mi/wk in the H Streets (the rest in the Limber Up) and took the H Streets up to 30mi on the roads w/o any problem.
how many miles are you getting out of your h streets? have you thought about re-soling them with a better outsole?
the soles are no problem they dont really wear out for me...the onyl part they wear out a ton is the upper...the upper is pretty horrible on them, if it was made with a more durable upper id buy them more often.
I've been using the H Street for just under a now (same pair). Mind you I've had other running shoes, but I've proably run 1200+ miles in it and use it has my everyday shoe 90% of the time as well.
The onyl problem I had with the upper was that the logo came undone on one shoe during the first week. Otherwise, it's been fine. For my aforementioned friend -- after about 6 mos and 1500mi on his H Streets, he had the upper starting to seperate from the midsole. That's when he got a new pair.
the Nike Waffle Racer? Trackhead, do you see this shoe as an adequate alternative to the H-Street, with better traction?
it's thicker and narrower, but if it works go with it. I ran in it for a little while until I just blistered too much
I love the general feel of the h street, but my foot is just overall too wide for the shoe---I hang off the edges. If this is the case with you, I recommend the Asics Outback XC. They are a little wider (but of course they are somewhat heavier as well.)
Trackhead---I need some advice. I've been running in spikeless flats for all of my runs for the past three years. I have never really been able to adapt to long road runs in the minimal shoes. This spring I got a pair of tiger paws for long road runs, hoping to run a marathon in them. After two weeks I developed a nice case of achilles tendonitis. I threw away the tiger paws and went back to the spikeless for all of my runs----tendonitis gone! That's great, but I still get a lot of calf fatigue and residual soreness in my calves after about 2 hours of road running. Any thoughts?
I've been experimenting with the NB 205 on the advice from another minimalist. It is a good shoe, but I fear the achilles problem again.
Thanks in advance.
Are you saying that it has poor traction on the roads, or just on grass?
againtocarthage wrote:
the soles are no problem they dont really wear out for me...the onyl part they wear out a ton is the upper...the upper is pretty horrible on them, if it was made with a more durable upper id buy them more often.
I had the same problem.
there was a thread on a new PUMA shoe called "taper".
it looked like it maybe had a tougher upper, and even less eva.
not sure though.
If you want an XC flat, get something with some traction. I'd recommend the Nike waffle racer. No gimmicks (no air bags!), just a low simple shoe built on a spike last. The upper is nice and light, the heel is very low. The outsole is corrugated for traction. I don't get why you want to spend twice as much money on a fashion shoe.
jack shoes wrote:
I love the general feel of the h street, but my foot is just overall too wide for the shoe---I hang off the edges....
I have never really been able to adapt to long road runs in the minimal shoes.... That's great, but I still get a lot of calf fatigue and residual soreness in my calves after about 2 hours of road running. Any thoughts?
My only complaint about the original Puma H Streets was the narrowness (particularly the forefoot), but I've found the new Puma H Street NMs to be slightly wider. You could try these. Loosen the laces.
Do you wear socks? I'd suggest going sockless, if you already don't. Lather your feet with petroleum jelly.
124124 wrote:
Has anyone ever raced on an XC course with Puma h-streets? What about the cross country streets puma offers? How about racing on roads? Thanks!
The Puma H Streets are a little slick at first on the roads, but once you wear down the sole a bit and adjust to the feel, they're no problem. I've heard the Cross Country Streets are fairly heavy and bulky compared to the H Streets.