The biggest problem with the new shoes is the price. It makes the sport inherently unfair

NotKevinMcHale wrote:

Compassion and fairness does not require us to support state propositions that raise $100,000,000 to address unfairness in access to high end running shoes.

Average runners and the better high school runners can reach their potentials with $100 and cheaper shoes. The technology in today's $75 shoes were the $200+ shoes only 5-10 years ago.

The best American runners are sponsored or are on university teams so they probably don't pay for shoes or clothes anyway.

Only a few regular runners choose to spend $200+ on shoes and they don't represent all of running. Just like the relatively few drug addicts living on the streets don't represent all homeless. Or repeat criminals don't represent all of society.

Timesten wrote:

Travis Tate wrote:

I’m talking about, racing shoes, various types of training shoes, tempo, long runs etc.

In order to get the full benefit, extra training, recovery. You’re talking about a shoe budget of $1,000 plus.

People that can afford it can buy an advantage.

It goes against the spirit of the sport

You should try cycling lol. Times it all by ten.

But just like in running… talent over tech. Shoes aren’t bumping runners into new talent brackets.

bigmig19 wrote:

Travis Tate wrote:

Say what you want about the super shoe situation.

The biggest travesty is the price. Running used be an even playing field for all. Now you can buy an advantage.

I somewhat agree. But the "floor" of a great non super shoes is coming up though. A nice non super shoe is 150 + pretty much at this point. You are talking at most a 50$ difference. With running already the cheapest sport, dont sweat it too much. You could be a cyclist.

Shoes are your biggest expense. Last years model super shoe can be had for price of normal shoe. Hockey skates are 1000$. Be thankful we complain about 200$ shoes every 6 mo or so.

Travis Tate wrote:

Say what you want about the super shoe situation.

The biggest travesty is the price. Running used be an even playing field for all. Now you can buy an advantage.

Timesten wrote:

Travis Tate wrote:

I’m talking about, racing shoes, various types of training shoes, tempo, long runs etc.

In order to get the full benefit, extra training, recovery. You’re talking about a shoe budget of $1,000 plus.

People that can afford it can buy an advantage.

It goes against the spirit of the sport

You should try cycling lol. Times it all by ten.

But just like in running… talent over tech. Shoes aren’t bumping runners into new talent brackets.

Mr Beautiful wrote:

runn wrote:

Off topic but- my mother took me for my first pair of Onitsuka spikes. She paid $18 and said- I can't believe I'm paying $18 for a pair of shoes!

I paid $240 for my Endorphin Pro 3's and $140-150 regularly for running shoes.

Wow!

runn, please stop calling about what I'm wearing today. You wear what you want to wear and I'll wear what I want to wear. And NO you cannot borrow any of my clothes, I never seem to get them back from you without hassle.