Yay vaporfly 4%s - how to use them most efficiently?

You should probably use them on your feet, as opposed to a paper weight on a desk?

Hmm I'm still considering paperweight as an option because of all of my recent cryptocurrency profits but will take your advice into consideration .

do a couple of your key marathon specific sessions in them.

dril wrote:

Hmm I'm still considering paperweight as an option because of all of my recent cryptocurrency profits but will take your advice into consideration .

@dril yes

More Ron wrote:

You should probably use them on your feet, as opposed to a paper weight on a desk?

Lmao they're too light to use as a paper weight

My first was a 4 mile easy run just to test them out

Second was a 14 mile long run

Third was a goal half.

Haven’t used them since then (few weeks ago). I only plan on using them in races 10k+ going forward. Maybe even 5ks.

They want to go fast and don’t feel right on easy runs anyway, it’s a weird feeling.

Save them until race day. Keep your training shoes in the freezer like Bill Rogers.

I've had mine for a couple months now and have managed to only wear them two or three times, all for easy runs that had originally been planned as workouts.

I'll probably hit one real workout in them and then use them in a road 10k, then probably won't wear them for another month until I'm knee-deep in marathon training

Here's my race shoe break-in method:

1. Wear them for a brief easy run of 5-6 miles, throw a few strides in or pick up the pack the last couple miles. See how they feel at different speeds.

2. Wear them for a workout.

3. Wear them in a race.

I also got them today and have a similar question. My spring schedule looks like:

March - NYC Half, tapered coming off a 12 week training plan (priority #2 race)

May - Brooklyn Half, untapered as a marathon fitness test (not a priority race but easier course than NYC Half so I still feel that there is PR potential)

June - Grandma’s Marathon (priority #1 race)

If I wear them for both halfs and no training runs, is 26 miles + whatever walking/warming up enough to take any pop out of them? If no, is the answer the same if I take them on a training run before NYC Half?

Thank you

Wear them only for races. Their durability isn’t the best so I’d say they’re race ready out the box. Just try them on make sure they’re the right size

The guy at fellrnr claims he’s been running on them for 300+ miles and still likes them more than other shoes. I’m not sure about that but thinking about budgeting 100 miles or so. I’ll skip easy running. Do a few tempos (one this week to give these bad boys a spin) and then races.

I have three pairs of them and can tell you this. The energy return of the zoom x foam is unreal when new, and diminishes around 75 miles or so. The shoe is still fast b/c of the plate, but you don't bounce off the ground and get as great energy return with more miles after that. Around 125 miles, they just plain felt flat. I used them from there to 200 miles for easy long runs and were fine, but not nearly as quick when they had less than 75 miles. My advice, if you're prepping for a big race, go into the race with less than 75 miles on the foam. After that, plan on another pair for the next big race, but then use them for workouts and long runs. There is nothing like them for sure!

Thank you!

shove 'em up your azz you Russian shill

I’ll probably do that after the first 25 miles or so and then buy a new pair. Cheers!

excellent plan.