Reebok Floatride Run Fast

I’ve worn the Reebok Floatride Run Fast for about 120 miles. First, the fit... I have a very narrow foot (wear AA width in dress shoes), but my midfoot seems to take up all the volume of the shoe. The laces are really far apart, as if my foot is too wide for the shoe. The toe box has plenty of room, however.

The comfort is excellent. I enjoy the PEBAX foam, and although there is no “spring” effect, the shoe is cushioned without being sloppy.

Durability seems to be OK. There’s no major wear after 100+ miles.

Overall, the Floatride Run Fast is a decent shoe for tempo of track work and could be a racer for 10k / marathon. I don’t use it everyday because of the strange fit. My foot isn’t locked down enough.

I can see a difference in my times with this shoe. I am definitely faster with this shoe, seems to really give a good toe off feel to my run. I will use these for the upcoming marathon season. Great price and great results in my marathons with this shoe!

The shoe is lightweight and has great cushioning. It has a great balance of being soft and also responsive. I have worn the shoes on the track for workouts and all the way up to a full marathon and felt the ride was great at faster paces. The shoe lacks the cushioning for easy/recover days, but shines at every other pace and distance. My biggest complaint is what Reebok calls the midsole support rims of the shoe. They causes hot spots on both the medial and lateral sides at the ball of my foot, which has led to blisters at both locations on both my feet.

I had bought the Floatride Run Fast as a racer, since I'm getting a little older and it's easier to feel beat up. I wanted a little more cushion, but still low weight. These are perfect for that. I did find after a few races however, there's not enough firmness or pop I'm looking for in a race. That being said, they're amazing as a workout shoe. Any workout I have is now dedicated to using this shoe. It's great, especially if you can get it on sale. Reebok oftentimes marks their product down, so I'd highly recommend you picking a pair up.

As reference, I ran in high school, college, and now post-collegiality and have worked in a running store for 7+ years. I was really impressed with these as I had not considered Reebok to be a contender in the running shoe game, but these are truly impressive shoes.

This shoe definitely likes to go fast, because of the light weight, high toe spring and stiffness, almost like a plate. It gives a great deal of feedback from the road and keeps you close to the ground but I never feel beat up after running in it, even after pretty long runs.

Bought with intentions of using for an uptempo shoe for weekly workouts and the odd shorter road race, but ended up running my last marathon in them. Why? Because the weather was wet and cold and they have excellent grip and don't get particularly water logged in heavy rain. Great balance of weight and cushion. Would buy again.

Perfect for 5k-Marathon. Bought for $90. Great foam that keeps my legs feeling lively throughout the race. I use it for a marathon flat (sub-2:30). Dollar for dollar, it is the best marathon flat on the market. Huge performance without having to pay the insane amounts the other brands charge. Reebok really surprised me with this one.

After seeing a number of good reviews on the shoe, I decided to try out the Reebok Floatride Run Fast. I've had it for 5 months now and have used it for longer speed work up to racing a marathon. I was testing out a few different shoes deciding what I'd wear for a marathon and this shoe won out. The cushioning was plenty for me and I thought was very responsive as well. When running on wet surface the grip is pretty good too.

Like a lot of Reebok shoes, getting the size right seems to be an issue. For 90% of shoes i wear 9.5 whereas that was just too big for me so moved down to the 9 (Floatride Forever energy was also a 9 whereas the Floatride run fast pro was bigger at 9.5).

Overall, this is a light shoe with good cushioning and responsive feeling that i feel you could wear from 5km to marathon.

Great lightweight neutral cushioned shoe. Only concern is how long will they last. Most opinions are less than 250 miles as a trainer. Should be an awesome marathon shoe.

I will divide this into the good and the bad of the upper, the midsole, the outsole, and wait for it...the topsole?!?!? I want to state that I had initially planned on posting after 50 miles including a half-marathon, but I had a blinding migraine prior to the race and downgraded to a much more manageable 5k which I was still able to win in this shoe. That means this review comes after only 40 miles.

Upper:

The good, This upper is about as fine as it gets, there was a little of rubbing in the beginning but that seems to be an issue of just breaking the shoe in. After about 2 runs in the shoe, there was no sign of that rubbing and the upper seams sturdy and durable. It won't be the first thing to wear on this shoe. There were no hot-spots I could attribute to the upper and it seems to really fit true to size.

The bad, slight rubbing that dissipates with wear

The midsole:

The good, I mean this is why you buy this shoe, the PEBAX. And I have to say 40 miles into the shoe, it seems phenomenal. I would compare the ride of the shoe to something like the Zoom Elite 9 and the NB 1400 had a baby. It has the cushioning of the Elite 9 but the responsiveness and feel of the 1400 without the harsh feeling. I was able to wear this shoe on back to back days without feeling like my feet were getting pounded like they do wearing the 1400.

The bad, like the upper, there really isn't anything to say here

The outsole:

The good, it will last forever and it is grippy AF. I don't think it adds to much weight.

The bad, like the upper and the midsole, there isn't anything to say here

The topsole?!?!:

I know, why is this person reviewing the topsole, well I'll tell you, it's the one thing that makes me think that buying this shoe may not be worth the $140. By the topsole I mean the upper portion of EVA and the insert that comes with the shoe.

The good, I think that what Reebok was going for with this EVA upper of the PEBAX was a pseduo-carbon fiber plate, and I do think that they achieved this to some extent. It feels like your foot is being springed into each step and that is wonderful. It makes achieving speed no problem.

The bad, good god do I have a bone to pick here. First of all, these shoes have a weird extension of this EVA into the upper and it can really run the instep of your foot and it seems entirely useless. It does to some extent seem to have dissipated with the 40 miles, but gosh it was noticeable for most of them. I mean it felt like a giant blister was going to pop most of the time. It may be going away as I'm noticing it a little less with each mile, but I can't really be sure if it's not just my feet getting callused. The other problem with this EVA is that it gets hot. Like really hot. I raced a 5k in this shoe, and from mile 2 to the end it felt like my foot was going to light on fire. I've honestly never experienced this in a shoe before and it was so uncomfortable. I'll run another race in these and see if the experience is the same, but honestly I can't see myself running another race in these if that is the case. If this is a general trend for this shoe, I do think it's something that Reebok needs to figure out before pumping out another one of these shoes.

Ultimately, I think this shoe is a good shoe. There is something about it that makes me want to run in it. I think it is ultimately the fact that it is light, like really, really light and pretty responsive and very well cushioned for what it is. The problems with it aren't the actual ride but the other parts that make the ride worth it. I would definitely say you need to wear a thicker sock in this thing to prevent that EVA mess. That may make you want to go up a half-size as I am already bordering on this shoe fitting small, and I always run in thin socks. If you have the money to spend I would do it, but I wouldn't save up and buy it. I think there are shoes that are pretty close to comparable and if you are really going to save up just go for the big gun.