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Post by wvrunner on Feb 1, 2011 19:55:50 GMT -5
I know this will be a very individual thread. List your top 3 favorite training or racing shoes. You know, the ones you really like and have worn for 2-3 years and then all of a sudden the shoe company changes them or replaces them with a new model.
For the old guy:
1. Nike Icarus- I believe they were made in the early thru mid 90's. Neutral trainer for about $45.00. I got over 1000 miles on any pair I ever wore.
2. Nike Windrunner- The replacement for the Icarus but with a $5.00 jump in price. Still good for 1000 miles. Made from the mid 90's through thru the late 90's.
3. Saucony ULTF (ultra light training flat)- 7.0 ounces and very durable, made thru the early to mid 90's. Along the same lines at the fastwitch flat they make now.
Let's hear from everyone else.
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Post by jordan on Feb 1, 2011 22:05:16 GMT -5
1. I trained in the Nike elite forever, and they go and replace it with Lunar foam. WORST idea ever. The Elite will always have a place in my heart
2. Nike Pegasus. My go to. If it is good enough for Paul Tergat, it is good enough for me. Durable, and hasn't changed.
3. Nike katana- light road flat. best road racing shoe I have ever used, of course it doesn't exist any longer.
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Post by woody on Feb 3, 2011 14:05:03 GMT -5
1. I used to train in the Nike Air Terra cebec (sp?) I loved that shoe. I used to get 800-1000 miles easy on those shoes without a problem. But of course they quit making them.
2: Nike Ventulus: They were an awesome track spike that I loved using even for XC. I ran all of my fastest times wearing these shoes and again the discontinued them too.
3: Saucony Fastwitch is an awesome longer distance racing shoe. I have had good luck with then so far and will continue using them as long as they make them.
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Post by wvrunner on Feb 3, 2011 18:19:56 GMT -5
I completly forgot about the old Nike Air Terra Sebec Woody. What a great shoe, very durable. Some of Nike's best running shoes were the mid-line brands.
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Post by gdbrown on Feb 5, 2011 9:31:19 GMT -5
I've never had a pair of training shoes better than the "old" Adidas Country. It had a leather upper, and I was able to get more wear out of a pair than any other training shoe I ever wore. I'm convinced Adidas stopped making them because they lasted so long. (lol) As far as racing flats: I liked the Nike Eagle. I wore them in a few marathons - extremely light and provided a fair amount of support for such a light shoe. Good topic, Coach Mickey. Attachments:
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Post by gdbrown on Feb 5, 2011 9:32:37 GMT -5
A photo of the "old" Adidas Country - add a bit of "Shoe Goo" and I would get even more wear out of a pair. Attachments:
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Post by gdbrown on Feb 5, 2011 9:46:07 GMT -5
I still have an original pair of the Nike Oregon Waffle - "Shoe Goo" included. I believe they originally came out in 1973 or 1974. I wore a pair my senior year of high school for XC and track. There wasn't an athletic shoe dealer in this area who sold them. I bought them "used" off a runner who moved to the area from Connecticut. The shoe is very light with very little support. The mid-sole is only about 1" wide. I liked the shoe because it was the top of the line racing shoe "in the day." However, I can remember my calves being sore for a day or two after racing in them. Attachments:
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Post by wvrunner on Feb 5, 2011 10:20:56 GMT -5
Neat Pics Brownie! It sort of makes you wonder if we haven't "overdone" it with some of the newer hi tech shoes. It seems like runners (including me) get hurt more nowdays than they did years ago.
I haven't heard mention of "shoe goo" in years Brownie. Bob McGreevy told me at a race one time that he would rather have a tube of shoe goo than the trophy he got for winning his age group. Bob was not only a great runner but also quite a character.
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