Racing Shoe up to 10k

BeepBeep67

Hi all - looking for advice.

I've been out of the racing shoe market for 12 years!
I dusted off my 12 year old Nike Zoom Airs for my last 5k, but I'm sure technology has moved on. But now I'm 8kg heavier and 3 mins slower and the outsides of my shins did not thank me the next day.

I have no serious Bio-Mech issues slight over pronation on LHS, so looking for your feedback for something on the light side, but with some cushioning, to use for track intervals and races up to 10K.

Thanks in advance.

Dom

Woddle

Hi beepbeep, I have gone through a bit of a shoe fettish over the last year and I found pearlizumi shoes and love them. http://www.pearlizumi.com/shop.php?pc_id=31&mode=products
I have the peak xc which I use up to 10 mile races and I have the surge+ which I used for my last marathon, still light but alot of support and bounce. If interested let me know and I can give you a number.

BeepBeep67

Woddle wrote: »

Hi beepbeep, I have gone through a bit of a shoe fettish over the last year and I found pearlizumi shoes and love them. http://www.pearlizumi.com/shop.php?pc_id=31&mode=products
I have the peak xc which I use up to 10 mile races and I have the surge+ which I used for my last marathon, still light but alot of support and bounce. If interested let me know and I can give you a number.

Thanks and bump - lots of traffic on here today.

christeb

I've got a pair of Nike Zoom Marathoners, they feel and look the biz!

thirstywork

asics hyperspeed and brooks st racer if you are looking for something lightweight.
The marathoner is a great shoe for any distance up to the marathon.
when you think of all the racing shoes hat nike have come out with and the liek sof Martin Lel still wear the marathoner it just goes to show what a great shoe Nike made.
Mizuno idaten a real nice shoe but hard to get on the Irish market.

PainIsTemporary

christeb wrote: »

I've got a pair of Nike Zoom Marathoners, they feel and look the biz!

Always wore the marathoners but they were weighing in heavier (240g) than a lot of rival shoes and personally didn't find support in them to be great. Solid shoe but didn't find them to be anything spectacular. Wore them in all road races for last 3 years [had 2 pairs - 1 for fast training, 1 for races].

Bought a pair of Nike Lunar racers lately and absolutely love them. They have to be the most comfortable racing shoe I've ever worn...fit like a sock and find them a lot smoother and softer than the marathoners and 90g lighter (150g). Legs haven't felt as shot after races with them. Wore Marathoners at training couple of days after racing in Nike Lunars and they [marathoners] felt like lead by comparison. Would definately recommend them. Bit pricey though but worth the investment if you're looking at cranking out some fast times on the road in the coming months. Happy hunting :pac:

PainIsTemporary

thirstywork wrote: »

Mizuno idaten a real nice shoe but hard to get on the Irish market.

Just checked it out there, Runways have them for $95.
http://www.runways.ie/store/category/23/189/Racing-Shoes-Mens/

Have never worn a Mizuno shoe/runner/racer/spike though so don't how good they are. Think Vinney wears them though so they must be good

wizwill

hi, i got a pair of brooks T6 racer recently from prodirectrunning in the uk, they are described as good up to half marathon, light as a feather (my size uk size 9 weigh 200g, es i did get the kitchen weighing scales out) . I used them in the national 10k last sunday and they were great, suprising level of support. Got them delivered and everything for €53 with a nice free t-shirt, i generally would support local running shops but when i wont something this specific you got to look further a field. i have never used anything other than asics Kayano, 2100's or nimbus so i was suprised at how good the brooks were.

christeb

PainIsTemporary wrote: »

Bought a pair of Nike Lunar racers lately and absolutely love them. They have to be the most comfortable racing shoe I've ever worn...fit like a sock and find them a lot smoother and softer than the marathoners and 90g lighter (150g). Legs haven't felt as shot after races with them. Wore Marathoners at training couple of days after racing in Nike Lunars and they [marathoners] felt like lead by comparison. Would definately recommend them. Bit pricey though but worth the investment if you're looking at cranking out some fast times on the road in the coming months. Happy hunting :pac:

Dammit now I want a pair of these....

Are you planning to run DCM (or any other marathon) in them?

OBWON

PainIsTemporary wrote: »

Just checked it out there, Runways have them for $95.
http://www.runways.ie/store/category/23/189/Racing-Shoes-Mens/

Have never worn a Mizuno shoe/runner/racer/spike though so don't how good they are. Think Vinney wears them though so they must be good

http://achillesheel.co.uk/sale.php/road/m/Mizuno/m.wave_idaten3 in luck if you are a 10.5

BeepBeep67

Thanks all - the Lunar Racers are looking tempting - need to see how financially damaged I am after Lenihan gets a hold of me at the end of May.

Woddle

Just be careful as they caused me alot of trouble on both ankles, I ended up cutting them with a snips but in the end there just at the end of the bed. Just a word of warning but I do Know others who use them with no probs.

PainIsTemporary

christeb wrote: »

Dammit now I want a pair of these....

Are you planning to run DCM (or any other marathon) in them?

Have worn them up to 10 miles and would think they're ok to wear up to half marathon. Have a fairly heavy footstrike and they still feel nice and soft to run in. Down to preference I suppose.

Not sure if they're recommended up to marathon distance??? but they could well be good enough to wear up to that distance...I'm no expert on running marathons though. Not planning on running DCM or any marathon anytime soon but would love to down the line (have to clear up this injury first...won't go asking for advice as wouldn't want this page to get blocked...(Q moderators breathing sigh of relief...:)))

Lunar's available for £75 + £5 postage from startfitness.co.uk (roughly converts to E90). Could probably get them as cheap from running shop here though to be honest, got mine for E100 from running shop as needed them in a hurry. Worth looking around, but good investment. Normally with shoes this light it can feel like you're running barefoot on the road [not good] but not so with Lunars. Would be interesting to see what others think of them. Personally love them and would recommend them. Feel like a Nike sales rep here...

PainIsTemporary

Woddle wrote: »

Just be careful as they caused me alot of trouble on both ankles, I ended up cutting them with a snips but in the end there just at the end of the bed. Just a word of warning but I do Know others who use them with no probs.

Christ Woddle thats fairly graphic :eek: that’s one sure way of putting me off me dinner...

Are those the Lunar Trainer??? Don't have the same material on the sides and back as Lunar racer.
Correct me if I'm wrong. Tried them on before and felt they have a slightly different feel to Lunar Racers...
heavier as well.

Woddle

No there the lunar racer and they are quite light but there is another lunar racer model that costs a couple of euro more and the runner is more green in colour.

TFBubendorfer

PainIsTemporary wrote: »

Not sure if they're recommended up to marathon distance??? but they could well be good enough to wear up to that distance...I'm no expert on running marathons though. Not planning on running DCM or any marathon anytime soon but would love to down the line

I wore the Lunaracers in the Boston marathon 10 days ago. I think they are the perfect marathon racing shoe, incredibly light but with plenty of cushioning. I've run marathons in "normal" flats twice before, and they really hammered my feet, after mile 23 I was beaten up. The Lunas, in comparison, were fantastic, the feet were still in perfect shape by the finish line (as opposed to the quads, but that's a different story).

PainIsTemporary

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

I wore the Lunaracers in the Boston marathon 10 days ago. I think they are the perfect marathon racing shoe, incredibly light but with plenty of cushioning. I've run marathons in "normal" flats twice before, and they really hammered my feet, after mile 23 I was beaten up. The Lunas, in comparison, were fantastic, the feet were still in perfect shape by the finish line (as opposed to the quads, but that's a different story).

Fair play, what kind of time did you do?

Woddle wrote: »

No there the lunar racer and they are quite light but there is another lunar racer model that costs a couple of euro more and the runner is more green in colour.

Quick link...Lightweight trainers/racers. Compared shoes in picture to the ones on the website. Think they look like the Lunar Trainer [see Nike Lunartrainer+ 2008 and Nike Lunarracer+ 2008].
http://www.startfitness.co.uk/acatalog/MensNikeFootwearLightweight.html
Different material on upper but seem to have the same heel.

TFBubendorfer

PainIsTemporary wrote: »

Fair play, what kind of time did you do?

3:10:36. I was am slightly disappointed with that.

PainIsTemporary

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

3:10:36. I was am slightly disappointed with that.

That's a solid run, fair play. Any blisters??:D

TFBubendorfer

PainIsTemporary wrote: »

That's a solid run, fair play. Any blisters??:D

No, none whatsoever. Just sore quads from the downhills, and that's pretty much gone now as well.

thirstywork

those are the lunar trainers,im 100% on that as i gave my lunar trainers away.loved the lunar racers but milegae wise they didnt last very long at all.
someone sold you the wrong shoe woddle.ps nice legs;)

mrak

I noticed about 10 lads wearing luna racers for DCM 08 - they have lots of padding so if they don't pinch like Woddles I'd say they are good for the distance no problem. I wore even smaller ones (mayflies) for DCM and didn't have trouble with the shoes but I wouldn't recommend them for maras - I was strong at the time but wouldn't be able to do 10k in them now. They are well padded but flippy-floppy so kill the calf.

Stupid_Private

wizwill wrote: »

hi, i got a pair of brooks T6 racer recently from prodirectrunning in the uk, they are described as good up to half marathon, light as a feather (my size uk size 9 weigh 200g, es i did get the kitchen weighing scales out) . I used them in the national 10k last sunday and they were great, suprising level of support. Got them delivered and everything for €53 with a nice free t-shirt, i generally would support local running shops but when i wont something this specific you got to look further a field. i have never used anything other than asics Kayano, 2100's or nimbus so i was suprised at how good the brooks were.

Just went to that website - quality stuff. Works out at about 40% cheaper for a pair of Brooks ST Racers 4 than in the shops here. I highly recommend the ST3 Racers - although I had issues with them on slick roads after a few months. Hopefully the 4 will have a better grip.

BeepBeep67

mrak wrote: »

They are well padded but flippy-floppy so kill the calf.

Is that a technical term :D