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| marathon shoe...? (Read 373 times) |
augustwest100 |
posted: 5/8/2008 at 1:55 AM |
| I'm light (120 lbs) and have a mild overpronation. I've trained with asics gel kayanos and ran a marathon with them, but was wondering if I should be using them only to train, and pick a slightly lighter shoe for the actual races. I'm not a speed runner, and I'm only looking for that extra push of energy in the last few miles of the next marathon or half marathon. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a lightweight shoe that is supportive enough and stabilizing for long distance runs? |
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| view log House Master |
posted: 5/8/2008 at 2:00 AM |
If you like Asics look at the DS Trainers.
It will be my marathon shoe this year. |
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| view log Just Believe |
posted: 5/8/2008 at 2:19 AM |
Quote from DJ Marcus on 5/8/2008 at 2:00 AM:If you like Asics look at the DS Trainers. It will be my marathon shoe this year.
These are nice. Bought mine too small. All my other shoes are 10 1/2 and got these in 11. Needed 11 1/2. 
They look so good, I might make this pair an everyday shoe (when I get another pair that fit proper).
They feel perfect for marathoning. Much like my Asic Speedstar II's, but a touch softer. |
Ricky
2008 Goals: sub-5 mile | sub-18 5k | sub-38 10k | sub-60 15k | sub-85 Half-M
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posted: 5/8/2008 at 2:22 AM |
Quote from pRED on 5/8/2008 at 2:19 AM:These are nice. Bought mine too small. All my other shoes are 10 1/2 and got these in 11. Needed 11 1/2. They look so good, I might make this pair an everyday shoe (when I get another pair that fit proper). They feel perfect for marathoning. Much like my Asic Speedstar II's, but a touch softer.
Same with me. I normally wear an 11 and my DS's are 12's. Curiously my Asics Stratus' a are 11.5. |
| The Gaijin Samurai. a.k.a The attorney dissin' attorney.
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posted: 5/8/2008 at 11:38 AM |
I'm a big fan of the DS Trainers, although I retired my last pair of them a while ago.
I've been using Mizuno Wave Precisions since late last year, although I ran my last marathon in Mizuno Wave Revolvers (racing flats) - free shoes make the choice pretty easy. |
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posted: 5/8/2008 at 1:27 PM |
| The only shoe that works for me at the moment is the NB 902. I have a pair of 903s I'll be throwing into rotation shortly, too. Very lightweight, flexible, soft cushion, roomy toebox (the 903, especially...it runs a half size big due to that), good stability. They come in widths, too, which is the main selling point for this duck-footed girl. I also seem to get more miles out of these than I do heavier trainers--not sure how that's happened. |
Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Get down to 123#s and STAY there!
• Run 1500 miles
• Run 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI < 4:30
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• HTFU |
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posted: 5/8/2008 at 3:03 PM |
| Quote from zoom-zoom on 5/8/2008 at 1:27 PM: The only shoe that works for me at the moment is the NB 902. I have a pair of 903s I'll be throwing into rotation shortly, too. Very lightweight, flexible, soft cushion, roomy toebox (the 903, especially...it runs a half size big due to that), good stability. They come in widths, too, which is the main selling point for this duck-footed girl. I also seem to get more miles out of these than I do heavier trainers--not sure how that's happened.
Thread hijack - my appologies.
Zoom - Joe' New Balance Outlet is haveing a blowout on the 902s right now. They sell the last of the discontinued shoes.
My marathon shoe is 
Just kidding - my last marrathon I ran in Mizuno Nirvanas but I will be running the next ones in NB either 152, 205 or 950 (Yeah -I'm a shoe ho but if your honest I bet you have lots of running shoes too  ) |
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2008 goals:
1) finish Indy Mini less than 2:10 for LHR - 2:03 Yeah baby!
2) run a fall marathon (Indy)
3) stay injury free
4) PR 5K, 10K, HM & M
5) get my kids to start running with me
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posted: 5/8/2008 at 3:57 PM |
| Quote from CarmelRunner on 5/8/2008 at 3:03 PM: Thread hijack - my appologies.
Zoom - Joe' New Balance Outlet is haveing a blowout on the 902s right now. They sell the last of the discontinued shoes.
I need to see if they still have my size. I am giving the 903s a couple of weeks to prove themselves--if I don't love them like the 902s I will be stocking up. I already have one pair still in box, one with 220 miles or so, and one with about 30. |
Kirsten
• Ladies Locker Room •
.: 2008 Goals :.
• Get down to 123#s and STAY there!
• Run 1500 miles
• Run 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI < 4:30
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• HTFU |
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 12:10 AM |
| Here is something more exotic: I am using Karhu M2. They are quite different (low profile) from Asics. I switched to them a year ago after using Asics DS Trainer and Nimbus for many years. They fit my running style perfectly and I have been really pleased with them. They are sort of difficult to find, though. |
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 4:11 AM |
| I'm a heavy overpronator with flat feet. The Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 is what I'm running in. They're only 11 oz. which is a big difference from the Kayano, which are also some that I've tried. |
-Ryan-
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