Title says it all.
I earn enough to not think to buy 'em
But I' m just a hobbyjogging ~2:45 marathoner currently.
Can't stop thinking that I Can't really be buying expensive gear for a minor achievement when so many people are barely getting by. Who cares if a 40 YO guy gets under 2:40 again? I hate spending on charities at the same time.
So... Talk me into it ;)
How many repeats of Tim Minchin's notorious song does it take? ?
A 2:45 marathon is absolutely nothing to sneeze at. You're literally in the top 1% of all runners, but you should never be self-conscious of the gear you own for the hobbies you love. Buy the shoes
Be proud wrote:
A 2:45 marathon is absolutely nothing to sneeze at. You're literally in the top 1% of all runners, but you should never be self-conscious of the gear you own for the hobbies you love. Buy the shoes
https://marastats.com/marathon/runner/84654/
Yes- buy them.
I have a lot of younger, faster friends buying them. One woman (17:53 5k in them from 18:35) actually ran a 5k PR (18:25) in them in a tempo run the first time she wore them.
Another guy hopes to run sub 2:40 and bought them.
I'm 60 and coming back from what I thought were running career ending injuries. If I can get back to near 19:00 for 5K and sub 1:30 for a 1/2 marathon, I'll get them.
Do it. You will only regret looking back at a missed opportunity.
Bro I’m the same age and will be happy to be an hour slower than that in my fall ‘thon. I will definitely be rocking next %s.
Do you think your wife thinks twice about buying $250 shoes she’ll wear for one event and then sit in the closet for a few years? At least you’ll wear yours a few times and for 100-150 miles(? Not sure life span of these)
The only reason to not buy them as I see it is that it will normalize 200$++ prices on running shoes, I dont like that.
Dont care about the haters. You are most likely faster than them all.
Hobbyjogger High wrote:
...I Can't really be buying expensive gear for a minor achievement when so many people are barely getting by.
Hobbyjogger High wrote: I hate spending on charities at the same time.
Wonderful!
If you want to split the difference, grab the 4% Flyknit or the older mesh version at a discount.
I'm totally buying a pair. Yes, I hate encouraging shoemakers to market $250 shoes but the market will fill with competitors and the novelty, in time, will wear off - and the price will come down. Pity they went with the green but I think we all know why they want them to be visible.
Hobbyjogger High wrote:
Title says it all.
I earn enough to not think to buy 'em
But I' m just a hobbyjogging ~2:45 marathoner currently.
Can't stop thinking that I Can't really be buying expensive gear for a minor achievement when so many people are barely getting by. Who cares if a 40 YO guy gets under 2:40 again? I hate spending on charities at the same time.
So... Talk me into it ;)
How many repeats of Tim Minchin's notorious song does it take? ?
Can't quite decide whether this is an actual humblebrag or just a troll. 6/10 just in case the latter.
Has anyone worn these in track sessions? Too spongy or just right? An old 800 guy wants to know ;)
runn wrote:
Be proud wrote:
A 2:45 marathon is absolutely nothing to sneeze at. You're literally in the top 1% of all runners, but you should never be self-conscious of the gear you own for the hobbies you love. Buy the shoes
https://marastats.com/marathon/runner/84654/Yes- buy them.
I have a lot of younger, faster friends buying them. One woman (17:53 5k in them from 18:35) actually ran a 5k PR (18:25) in them in a tempo run the first time she wore them.
Another guy hopes to run sub 2:40 and bought them.
I'm 60 and coming back from what I thought were running career ending injuries. If I can get back to near 19:00 for 5K and sub 1:30 for a 1/2 marathon, I'll get them.
Do it. You will only regret looking back at a missed opportunity.
It took one post to get exactly the reply he was fishing for.
Kudos, OP.
The reality is running with VaporFly DON'T make you run faster.
It's merely saves your legs to recover faster.
Athletes are just as likely to get injured or burn out from training/running with VaporFly as they do with traditional running shoes. Case in point : Check all the elite athletes training/racing with them. The track record speaks for itself.
It's merely a placebo effect.
Even if it's indeed 4% improved in efficiency (that Nike promises), it doesn't mean it translates into 4% improvement in times.
I've run in VaporFly in dry runs and it doesn't feel like you run any fast at the same effort and heart rate. This can be confirmed by many objective tests. Go ahead, put a power meter on it or run a workout with it without the use of a watch. See how it performs. You won't see any difference in performance.
Yes, it feels different from other shoes, but lots of shoes feel different from other shoes. It doesn't mean it's better.
It's really a millions of dollars Nike marketing arm telling you it's better, nothing more.
Hobby cyclists your age spend thousands on carbon fiber bikes, a few hundred is nothing in comparison.
theJeff wrote:
It took one post to get exactly the reply he was fishing for.
Kudos, OP.
Good! I hope he feels better about himself because of this. We could all be a little more supportive of one another around here
cyclinggg wrote:
Hobby cyclists your age spend thousands on carbon fiber bikes, a few hundred is nothing in comparison.
... and the last thing i want to do is to be like them. I guess i'll pass. But nice try.
2:45 is certainly respectable enough, I say go ahead and get them. Now if you were only running 5 hours, I'd say just train a little more to run faster rather than buying top end racing flats.
The best reason to buy this type of shoe is not about faster times. It's all about saving your legs. Shoes like the Carbon X and the N*ke % series are shockingly easy on your legs from a muscular, mechanical perspective. Maybe you get faster, maybe not. Who cares. These shoes will help you keep running. That is the value proposition, and they are worth every penny.
Captain Fripps wrote:
The best reason to buy this type of shoe is not about faster times. It's all about saving your legs. Shoes like the Carbon X and the N*ke % series are shockingly easy on your legs from a muscular, mechanical perspective. Maybe you get faster, maybe not. Who cares. These shoes will help you keep running. That is the value proposition, and they are worth every penny.
There's at least a couple of posts on here saying this seemingly without any self awareness around the irony.
If these shoes are "saving your legs" because they spring you along, i.e. you don't do the same amount of work training, then when it comes to race day you run faster do you not see what seems pretty obvious?
Hobbyjogger High wrote:
Title says it all.
I earn enough to not think to buy 'em
But I' m just a hobbyjogging ~2:45 marathoner currently.
Can't stop thinking that I Can't really be buying expensive gear for a minor achievement when so many people are barely getting by. Who cares if a 40 YO guy gets under 2:40 again? I hate spending on charities at the same time.
So... Talk me into it ;)
How many repeats of Tim Minchin's notorious song does it take? ?
Save your money for an altitude tent.
cyclinggg wrote:
Hobby cyclists your age spend thousands on carbon fiber bikes, a few hundred is nothing in comparison.
Those bikes don't wear out in a few races. For a frequent racer, the overall costs of shoes could catch up the bike within a few years.
And with tri's, it gets ridiculous.
Ok. This convinced me. Done.
Got them. Will test next week in a half.
First impression: very unusual fit
Mine are US11 and actual weight is 215 gramms for half pair of 29cm shoes. So probably advertised sub 200 gramms is achieved in US 10.