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If your lactate threshold is nine minute flat miles, the shoes won't magically change that to sub nine which is where I think some people get confused.

They might help you sustain your threshold for just a little bit longer though. Which is what they are designed to do. Hell, for thirty percent off I would have snatched a pair for sure.

The other thread reminded me of this. I did some sprints tonight in my very cushioned shoe. And while did they by no means make me any “slower” I definitely feel less return when wearing a pair of cushioned shoes than racing flats.

To maybe paraphrase Burt, fast shoes aren’t going to magically knock seconds off your mile time from out of the box to their first mile, but if you’ve trained hard enough, fast shoes can give you a a return that will knock seconds off your mile time if you put in the work.

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Posted by BurtReynoldsMustache

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Posted on 9/11/19 at 5:43 pm to 3nOut

Picked up a pair of PureBoost DPRs to replace my PureBoost Gos and it's a great base mileage shoe. Little firmer than the Go and 1.5 oz lighter at 9 ounces. It's bouncy but soft and really only took a half a run to break in. Downsides might include the tongue that wants to fold over and it being a PureBoost Adidas shoe, will be wide in the sole on the forefoot. Big upside of the DPR over the Go is the more traditional upper over the knit upper on the Go.

I got a great deal at $60 (retail 150) but you can still find the DPR hanging out on Amazon for around 70

You can find the Go on Amazon for around 55 but I'd wait for the DPR to drop again.

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