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I.am.Sam said:
does running shoes have so little life

so i suck at running on the road for some reason my chest pulls stiff and all

so i started a 5km run/jog/brisk walk at a park run and enjoying it so far but i have bought a trail running hitec for this

im worried now that if running eats up shoes its going to be costly

cos i see running shoes are +-2k and up for decent ones
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If most of your runs are on grass from parkruns, shoes will last longer than the norm.
 
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The wind was horrid so promised myself I could open my package once I did my run. Took the Deviates out for a base run. Ended up going way too fast (again) and turning it into a tempo run instead. Not going to lie, the Deviates felt damn good. Toe seems to have survived the encounter too. Even the little bit of speed at the end.
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Some more thoughts on the Velocity Nitro 3 Wide:
Perfect fit in the forefoot/toebox. The heel seems a bit loose now so heel slip might be an issue which will hopefully be solved by heel lock lacing.
Love the laces. Reflective elements int he lace seems to pop. Not sure if it's due to being black laces, but I can't say I've noticed the reflective effect in any of my other Velocities.
The neon yellow soles look good. Not that it will stay that way for long.

The real test will be to take them out for a run and see how they feel.
 
I.am.Sam said:
does running shoes have so little life

so i suck at running on the road for some reason my chest pulls stiff and all

so i started a 5km run/jog/brisk walk at a park run and enjoying it so far but i have bought a trail running hitec for this

im worried now that if running eats up shoes its going to be costly

cos i see running shoes are +-2k and up for decent ones
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Warning:
it does get costly as once you start entering races, the travel and accomodation costs adds up. S
 
The pristine neon yellow soles are no longer so pristine. Took the Velocity 3 Nitro Wides out for their first run. Heel felt a bit odd at the start, but was fine after the first km or so. Overall they felt very good with just that touch extra width in the forefoot I wanted. Might not work as well for faster paces, but I was at just below 5:50 pace at they felt very good for that. Pushed to 4:15 for two short strides and it still felt good.

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Crusader said:
The pristine neon yellow soles are no longer so pristine. Took the Velocity 3 Nitro Wides out for their first run. Heel felt a bit odd at the start, but was fine after the first km or so. Overall they felt very good with just that touch extra width in the forefoot I wanted. Might not work as well for faster paces, but I was at just below 5:50 pace at they felt very good for that. Pushed to 4:15 for two short strides and it still felt good.

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Retired 2 pairs of puma's yesterday and took a new pair of green velocity's on a 14km run and put them through their paces. First thing to get dirty are the white soles. Especially since the roads were very wet.The puma's do remarkably well on wet roads thanks to the puma grip. I usually start breaking in new shoes 1 - 1.5 weeks prior to retiring a pair but did not do it this time around so the next few runs I'm going to be running in some stiff shoes. Luckily I'm tapering so mileage are getting lower.
 
Crusader said:
The wind was horrid so promised myself I could open my package once I did my run. Took the Deviates out for a base run. Ended up going way too fast (again) and turning it into a tempo run instead. Not going to lie, the Deviates felt damn good. Toe seems to have survived the encounter too. Even the little bit of speed at the end.
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Next time you plan a all out 5km make sure to use your deviates. Don't be afraid to lose a toenail. If your not losing an average of 3-4 Toenails per year then your not training hard enough.
 
8letters said:
Next time you plan a all out 5km make sure to use your deviates. Don't be afraid to lose a toenail. If your not losing an average of 3-4 Toenails per year then your not training hard enough.
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That's how I got my first black toenail.

Although thinner socks seems to have helped. Might do one more base run with the Deviates and a couple of sprint/aerobic sessions before I try that 5km again.
 
8letters said:
Retired 2 pairs of puma's yesterday and took a new pair of green velocity's on a 14km run and put them through their paces. First thing to get dirty are the white soles. Especially since the roads were very wet.The puma's do remarkably well on wet roads thanks to the puma grip. I usually start breaking in new shoes 1 - 1.5 weeks prior to retiring a pair but did not do it this time around so the next few runs I'm going to be running in some stiff shoes. Luckily I'm tapering so mileage are getting lower.
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About today's run.


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The new velocity's started feeling ok at 10k.'s so I ramped up the pace a little bit to just under 4 mins per kilometer. He looked a little pale after the run. I think his Lactic Threshold reached new heights today🤣🤣
 
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