What shoes is Des wearing?

After their relocation debacle, and all the troubles it's caused my store with customers, Brooks can go f*ck themselves for all I care.

Des and Ritz have been wearing a high stack racing shoe since spring ‘19.

Assume it’s got their yet to be released “DNA Amp Lite” with a carbon plate.

Des a 1:16:30 half at Philly.

Ritz injured.

Must be awesome shoes.

*stipe wrote:

Des and Ritz have been wearing a high stack racing shoe since spring ‘19.

Assume it’s got their yet to be released “DNA Amp Lite” with a carbon plate.

True--but so far I've just seen the all-black prototype and haven't seen them pop up in an official Instagram feed. The colors on these make them look like a production version, which means that whatever they are they must be close to getting released.

new shoes wrote:

The colors on these make them look like a production version, which means that whatever they are they must be close to getting released.

They're close to getting released. But they won't ship from the warehouse for several months.

Looks like NB as for me

PiersPirs wrote:

Looks like NB as for me

Nah, she said in comments that they were Brooks. I doubt she can post training photos in anything else, on her public accounts at least.

the shoe she's wearing is a new model called the Hyperion Tempo. it's not the carbon fibre shoe.

I wear tested this shoe for a couple months this summer. the midsole feels like the skechers hyperburst, and looks like styrofoam/polystyrene.

the shoes seems to be lighter than the normal hyperion, but I never wore the regular hyperion so I can't really compare.

I did some workouts in them as well as some long runs, and honestly, they aren't worth writing home about. seem too cushioned to be a racing flat, but it's definitely not a daily trainer.

update - spoke to somebody at Brooks

they tell me that it's basically a tempo day shoe. not a racing flat like the hyperion or the new hyperion racer. so it's a lightweight trainer with enough response for moderate pace runs and tempo runs, but probably not fast enough for quick track workouts for high level runners. something in between the launch and the old hyperion.

and my hunch was right about it being a "hyperburst" kind of midsole. dunno the exact details or production methods but it's not EVA or DNA or any other foam Brooks has used before

Does anyone have any info on the Hyperion Tempo? Any comparisons and how firm/squishy it is? I’d love its level of firmness to be somewhere between the Adidas Boston and the Saucony Kinvara.

I've seen the shoes from the photo in person as I have a friend who is a sponsored Brooks athlete, and I agree the midsole looks exactly like Skechers Hyperburst (I have a pair of Skechers with Hyperburst).

There is also a trail version that has a white upper with that same light blue midsole - you can see it in some of Des's IG photos where she's running in the snow.

pnw_runner wrote:

I've seen the shoes from the photo in person as I have a friend who is a sponsored Brooks athlete, and I agree the midsole looks exactly like Skechers Hyperburst (I have a pair of Skechers with Hyperburst).

There is also a trail version that has a white upper with that same light blue midsole - you can see it in some of Des's IG photos where she's running in the snow.

This is what has me cautiously hopeful that the shoe may work for me. The Razor 3 felt really good and if this midsole material is similar it may work do me. My local running store (small town, only one store, only carries Hoka and Brooks) doesn’t have any shoes that work for me but this may finally be one that I like.

[quote]pnw_runner wrote:

I've seen the shoes from the photo in person as I have a friend who is a sponsored Brooks athlete, and I agree the midsole looks exactly like Skechers Hyperburst (I have a pair of Skechers with Hyperburst).

There is also a trail version that has a white upper with that same light blue midsole - you can see it in some of Des's IG photos where she's running in the snow.[/quote

one of my athletes is sponsored by Brooks and she was sent a pair of the Hyperion Tempos in early December (right before The Running Event in Austin). She did not get any information on the shoe, it just showed up on her doorstep. She originally thought they were the new carbon plated racer as she has been given two pair of the prototypes. She took the tempos out for a run, and because she was comparing them to the prototype, she was really unimpressed. We talked to the Brooks folks at TRE and they explained the shoe to us. As posted earlier, it's more of a light weight tempo type shoe. somewhat responsive. My athlete uses it for tempo runs and longer intervals but will not be racing the trials in it.

Tugboat1980 wrote:

This is what has me cautiously hopeful that the shoe may work for me. The Razor 3 felt really good and if this midsole material is similar it may work do me. My local running store (small town, only one store, only carries Hoka and Brooks) doesn’t have any shoes that work for me but this may finally be one that I like.

I think you have reason to be hopeful it will work - the midsole material looks identical.

I wanted to like the Razor 3, but as soon as I tried them on I knew they weren't for me due to the shape of the shoe. Strange upper material too.

GaryB wrote:

[quote]pnw_runner wrote:

one of my athletes is sponsored by Brooks and she was sent a pair of the Hyperion Tempos in early December (right before The Running Event in Austin). She did not get any information on the shoe, it just showed up on her doorstep. She originally thought they were the new carbon plated racer as she has been given two pair of the prototypes. She took the tempos out for a run, and because she was comparing them to the prototype, she was really unimpressed. We talked to the Brooks folks at TRE and they explained the shoe to us. As posted earlier, it's more of a light weight tempo type shoe. somewhat responsive. My athlete uses it for tempo runs and longer intervals but will not be racing the trials in it.

Interesting! My friend is on their sixth or seventh version of the carbon prototype (Hyperion Elite I believe is the current name) and seems to prefer the Tempo for marathon paced stuff and the Elite for shorter races.

I generally prefer firmer, more responsive shoes for everything. I’m in the Adidas Boston for my easy day and long run shoe (ran my first marathon in it too) and the Adios as my workout and race day shoe. Just got a pair of On Cloudflows as an easy day change-up as well.

I’m eyeing this as a replacement for the Boston, possibly to use it as a marathon race day shoe in the fall unless I’m crazy and decide to waste $250 on the Elite or some other (non-Nike) Carbon plate shoe. Hard to tell for sure until you get it on your feet but sounds like this may work for that.

didweartestingforbrooks wrote:

the shoe she's wearing is a new model called the Hyperion Tempo. it's not the carbon fibre shoe.

I wear tested this shoe for a couple months this summer. the midsole feels like the skechers hyperburst, and looks like styrofoam/polystyrene.

the shoes seems to be lighter than the normal hyperion, but I never wore the regular hyperion so I can't really compare.

I did some workouts in them as well as some long runs, and honestly, they aren't worth writing home about. seem too cushioned to be a racing flat, but it's definitely not a daily trainer.

nobody seems to have read my post from 3mo ago

I've now tried the new skechers razor 3 and I think the hyperion tempo is firmer.

pulled out my foodscale to compare some other comparable shoes I have

Brooks Hyperion Tempo, M10.5 = 8.0oz (8.0)

Adidas Boston 6, M10.5 = 8.9oz (9.2)

Nike Zoom Fly Flyknit M10 = 9.4oz (9.7)

Hoka Carbon X M10.5 = 9.4oz (9.4)

Reebok Floatride Run Fast M11 = 7.6oz (7.3)

now...not all those shoes fit me super well. the reeboks are a little big, the nikes are a little small, the adidas are a little small. I added or removed 0.3oz for those that were a half size off.

other things to note about the Brooks:

pretty durable for a 7oz shoe (I'd estimate 6.8-7.1oz for M9) had not much exposed midsole. felt good enough to do 20mi road long runs in without feeling beat up. never did any track workouts in them but they don't feel fast like an Adios does.

also...there is no trail version. the photo on Des's instagram of the white/blue ones is just the women's colorway. both male and female colors are pretty nice.

reed wrote:

also...there is no trail version. the photo on Des's instagram of the white/blue ones is just the women's colorway. both male and female colors are pretty nice.

There is 100% a trail version prototype, I've seen and held it in my own hands. It has a white upper with the outline of the Western States 100 course on it and a blank lines for you to write your name and time on the shoe with a Sharpie. If you need more proof then check out Mario Mendoza's Instagram.

Thanks for the feedback! Sounds really promising. How does it “ride” compared to the Boston?