Creaky Bones wrote:
Maybe so. Could end up being better for him. Thankfully, there are a lot of killer brands willing to pick up the people Nike discards, between New Balance (which makes better shoes than Nike anyway), and Hoka (which is...fine). He's 29 and has run 27:31, 1:01, and 2:12. He'll land on his feet.
Let's not give New Balance any credit. They don't support American male distance runners.
Boris Berian is the only one I can think of.
They may make decent shoes but they don't support American male distance runners which is a problem. HOKA supports men and women. If he switches to them, fine.