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Note: I am pretty much a mid-foot runner (although I’m sure there are some heel-strike photos out there captured at the end of an Ironman…), with quite a pronounced roll from the outside over onto the inner ball of my foot. On the other hand, the sole is much less flexible that any shoe I’ve worn before: the composite plate makes them quite rigid which in turn affects the foot roll, so the stride felt a bit unnatural to begin with. Really lightweight, I barely felt them on my feet, and the cushioning was super soft on impact. So although I had no way of knowing if I was running any faster than usual, what I did feel was that the shoes came into their own as soon as I accelerated. As often in my training I didn’t go on pace, just heart rate and feel. “ Speed” may have been a giveaway… The next time I took the shoes out was on a 15k run that included three 10-minute efforts.
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Or maybe I just hadn’t read the writing on the box. I felt perched on an unstable platform about a mile from the ground, the sole felt squishy and I although I tried my hardest, I couldn’t for the life of me feel that energy kick everyone was talking about. But the pronounced rocker design means you’re tipped forward onto the forefoot, which is very unsettling if you’re not expecting it.Īnd it didn’t get better on the 30-minute easy run that followed. I caught myself in the mirror and it didn’t look as bad as it felt, phew. It was as if I had some foot deformity that made me tiptoe around on the balls of my feet in a constant fight to stay upright. And then I stood up… And just about tipped straight over onto my nose. The fit was perfect, like a slipper, super comfy. Basically, all you want to do it pull it on and go. The colours are cool, it just looks fast, and when you pick it up it just about flies over your shoulder it feels so light. The first time I saw the shoe was a bit of a wow moment.