re: tOfficial Running Shoe Thread

My wife loves the Brooke's levitates. She tried the ghost and loved them too but the side felt better on the levitates.

Picked up a pair of Nike Legend Reacts for my main training shoe. Adizeros got about 220 on them so I'm going to shift them to speed work. They were 50 bucks with coupon(half off), and my primary racing shoe uses react foam so it makes sense. Eastbay

Tried on the Odyssey React at Academy the other day. Love the react foam.

I’m thinking of working toward a transition to only Nike. I feel like they are superior at least for now.

Thanks for the advice and since it was time for new shoes I just got the same shoes & deal on Eastbay.

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It's crazy right? Nike was making garbage 5 years ago. It was Adidas' to lose and they were like we don't want it.

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yeah. before i really got into running i had stopped buying nikes. they just fell apart. but right at that time Adidas started making their push, UA came on the scene (I know nobody who runs in UA, except a biker that runs with us on occasion.) I think they got back to their roots with the Breaking 2 stuff.

which is good. i may check them out again some day.

Nike Legend React

Retail: $100

Paid: $55

Entry level for Nike's first in house foam since the underwhelming Lunarlon foam.

The Good:
Pretty light (8.7oz) for a nine. React foam is both very soft and has good return. Lower stack height especially for a Nike. Good arch support, if you need it.

The Bad:
Not as soft as the Odyssey or Epic React. Thick tongue (didn't really bother me). Thin at the midsole/forefoot. Snug in the toe box. Doesn't breath real well.

Feels like it takes few runs to warm up the foam in this shoe which is weird. This shoe is designed to be a every run type of shoe which means it doesn't excel at anything really. The low forefoot stack height is worrisome but I don't think there's any risk of bottoming out this shoe. Takes the mileage pretty good but does get difficult to live with after 14 miles on longer runs. If you have wider feet, you'll want to size up.

Verdict:
I bought this shoe because I was in a pinch and needed something almost immediately. I've not been let down. The Legend React will get a majority of my miles except speed workouts and it does those miles very well. This is a running shoe that can cross train and is very at home in the gym. There are no bells and whistles, it's just a shoe and I like that a lot.

If I were a beginner to intermediate runner, this would be my go to for the foreseeable future because it's cheap and it's versatile.

I guess you should buy these if...

You're new to running or just getting back in and want a good durable neutral shoe.



Eastbay 54.99

Hokas are a weird fit for me. I know they have some racers but I would only want them for some ultra distances when pace wasn’t a factor.

The more runs I get in mine the more I like them. I had to go a half size bigger and had issues with my heel slipping and rubbing on my left foot the first couple of runs. Just had to tighten the laces a good bit and no issues. Like you, I feel the more miles I put on them the more comfortable the foam ha s become. I am migrating towards using these more on everyday runs instead of the Razor 3’s.

It has a bit more of a drop than I’m used to. I typically like 4 mm drop.