Am I alone? I got a pair of beacons and relly like them. Planning on using them in boston this year. My one complaint is that they seem to kick up an unusual amount of dirt and gravel (while running on pavement). Does anyone else have this problem? I've done several runs in them including my last 22 miler and ive consistently had tiny bits of gravel and dirt end up in my socks and shoes.
I haven't noticed such problems at all, the only issue I had was that the insoles were horrible. I had to stop my long run and actually take them out because they were riding up on my heel. I replaced them with my turbo insoles though and haven't had any issues since. Nothing about kicking up dirt though, but then again maybe I just haven't noticed.
elang wrote:
I haven't noticed such problems at all, the only issue I had was that the insoles were horrible. I had to stop my long run and actually take them out because they were riding up on my heel. I replaced them with my turbo insoles though and haven't had any issues since. Nothing about kicking up dirt though, but then again maybe I just haven't noticed.
Oh ya that too! on my last medium run I had one of the insolse slide back and and run up my heal. leaveing that annoying edge under the bottom of my toes. I'm probably going to glue them in place .
I have not noticed this in my ~150 miles running in Beacons, including 12 yesterday. I did recently find that the knit upper on my left shoe has begun to tear on me, though. Not sure what caused it but disappointed nonetheless as my 890s have ~400 miles and show far less wear and I've put ~800 miles on two pairs of 880s again with no major degradation.
No insole issues for me either, for what it's worth.
Update: I am now having the insole issue. Had to stop this morning at mile 4 to put the left insole back in place only to have it shift noticeably again in the next mile (granted my shoes were soaked from the wet roads but I never had this issue before). I sucked it up for the next 2 miles as I didn’t feel like stopping again.
Any good solutions? I am considering either hot glue or maybe some double sided tape (thin 3M VHB). Plus a call to the New Balance store.
I love my Beacons.
That said, I thought the fit had a tad too much volume to begin with, so I switched out the very thin Beacon insoles for some normal insoles from another shoe. So, never had the problem (and never had the problem with the Beacon insoles that I placed in a shoe that needed a little MORE volume, lol).
I can tell you that a little super glue will do the trick just fine, tho, if you want to keep the current insoles.
Yes, thin insoles are bad and slide back. Replaced with regular insoles from a different shoe.
Thank you, both. I'll try gluing the standard insoles in place (I don't have a volume issue) and see how that goes. If they slip again, I'll try some other insoles. I'll also see what NB has to say about it. I need my shoes to dry out first, though.
I have noticed this sliding insole problem on both my New Balance Beacons and FuelCore Sonic. Prior to that I noticed it on New Balance's Vazee Pace. In all cases I fixed it by spraying the bottom of the insoles with adhesive spray and putting them back in. I got 200+ miles on all pairs afterwards with no insole problems.
Slipper wrote:
I have noticed this sliding insole problem on both my New Balance Beacons and FuelCore Sonic. Prior to that I noticed it on New Balance's Vazee Pace. In all cases I fixed it by spraying the bottom of the insoles with adhesive spray and putting them back in. I got 200+ miles on all pairs afterwards with no insole problems.
I ran ~400 miles in the FuelCore Sonic and did not have any insole issues. Maybe a fluke occurrence for me, or you.
I did my first run in a while in the Beacons yesterday having super-glued the insoles in place. Worked like a charm! Thanks, all.
But, there may be a new issue that's unlikely to be as easily solved. I ran 12 miles with three 'tempo' miles on a 1-mile gravel track (on topic note: no issues with gravel being kicked up). Noproblems during the 3.5 miles there or during the tempo. Leaving the park there's a decent downhill section for ~0.5 mile then nearly a mile all uphill. It was during the uphill section that my right ankle felt disconcertingly sore, mostly on the outside. I was too far still to walk home so I ran with the pain which didn't get any worse but didn't get better either. I wasn't on my feet much the rest of the day but other than a bit of stiffness I didn't notice it the rest of the day. I did my usual 6.5 mile run this morning in the 890v6 fully expecting to feel the pain again. But instead I felt nothing. This isn't the first time I've felt some ankle pain wearing the Beacons but I've always blamed it on something other than the shoes. I'm beginning to wonder, though, if my body simply doesn't like the stack height or the cushioning or who knows what about these shoes.
Anyone else have a similar experience? I need to replace my 890s and while I've never paid much mind to stack height before I think I'm going to start this go around.
Not ankle problems, but along w/the razor hyper, the beacon aggravates my lower back - seriously. The shoes fit great and respond like nothing I’ve ever worn in 30+ yrs of running. I love em - but, the next day I’m chugging Advil and wondering if I have arthritis. When I follow the next week in my old Bostons or zoom elites 9s - I’m good to go. I’m just not built for overly cushioned, high stack shoes.
I've never had a problem with the Beacons. They are the best running shoes I think I've worn in terms of weight, cushion and ground feel. I have managed to avoid any unusual pain when using them but I alternate between them and Fuelcores each day.