Alphafly and dragonfly durability

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2 years ago 02/20/2022 8:53pm EST

I just bought alphaflys and dragonfly’s and I’m trying to figure out how many miles/how long each shoe lasts.

I would like dragonfly’s to last until my the end of my senior year (I’m a sophomore) If I just wore them in races is this possible? That would mean I would have 100 miles on them by senior year sectionals.

And I am planning to retire my alphaflys at the end of the next cross country season with 300-400 miles on them. I’ve seen alphaflys with 500+ miles. If I were to wear alphaflys for sectionals with 300 miles already on it, would it still be fast or at that point should I just switch to xc spikes?

2 years ago 02/20/2022 9:24pm EST

re: Elijah.

No own has ever started this topic or ever wrote an article about this so I’m looking forward to the answers.

youre prob the type of guy who buys a pet and the beginners guide the same day. “So, how often should I feed it?”

2 years ago 02/21/2022 3:41pm EST

re: Very original topic

You’re not wrong 😂 I went from having no desire of buying running shoes and caring less about what’s on my feet to deciding to buy dragonfly’s and alphaflys the same day. Found out later on alphaflys are for the marathon not for the 2 mile… oops😅

2 years ago 02/21/2022 4:19pm EST

re: Elijah.

The Dragonflies lose some of their pop/bounce after 50-100 miles. My advice would be to get two pairs - one for workouts and less important races, and the other one for big meets.

2 years ago 02/21/2022 5:45pm EST

re: Elijah.

Elijah. wrote:
I just bought alphaflys and dragonfly’s and I’m trying to figure out how many miles/how long each shoe lasts.
I would like dragonfly’s to last until my the end of my senior year (I’m a sophomore) If I just wore them in races is this possible? That would mean I would have 100 miles on them by senior year sectionals.
And I am planning to retire my alphaflys at the end of the next cross country season with 300-400 miles on them. I’ve seen alphaflys with 500+ miles. If I were to wear alphaflys for sectionals with 300 miles already on it, would it still be fast or at that point should I just switch to xc spikes?

The plural of "fly" is "flies."

2 years ago 02/21/2022 11:57pm EST

re: Grammar Guy

Grammar Guy wrote:
Elijah. wrote:
I just bought alphaflys and dragonfly’s and I’m trying to figure out how many miles/how long each shoe lasts.
I would like dragonfly’s to last until my the end of my senior year (I’m a sophomore) If I just wore them in races is this possible? That would mean I would have 100 miles on them by senior year sectionals.
And I am planning to retire my alphaflys at the end of the next cross country season with 300-400 miles on them. I’ve seen alphaflys with 500+ miles. If I were to wear alphaflys for sectionals with 300 miles already on it, would it still be fast or at that point should I just switch to xc spikes?
The plural of "fly" is "flies."

So Marty McFly's family would be the McFlies? Uh... that's a nope.

2 years ago 02/22/2022 7:46am EST

re: URdxmb

URdxmb wrote:
Grammar Guy wrote:
The plural of "fly" is "flies."
So Marty McFly's family would be the McFlies? Uh... that's a nope.

They sure wouldn't be the McFly's. An apostrophe never makes something plural. Sorry if you didn't get an education.

2 years ago 02/22/2022 7:51am EST

re: Grammar Guy

Grammar Guy wrote:
URdxmb wrote:
So Marty McFly's family would be the McFlies? Uh... that's a nope.
They sure wouldn't be the McFly's. An apostrophe never makes something plural. Sorry if you didn't get an education.

UR really dxmb? The apostrophe in my post was possessive. The plural would be McFlys, no "ie" and no apostrophe.

2 years ago 03/11/2022 6:54am EST

re: Elijah.

the dragonfly goes flat really quickly way before 50 miles

alphafly still ride good long after the foam goes dead due to the air pods and very stiff plate

5 months ago 01/14/2024 1:49pm EST

re: URdxmb

URdxmb wrote:
Grammar Guy wrote:
They sure wouldn't be the McFly's. An apostrophe never makes something plural. Sorry if you didn't get an education.
UR really dxmb? The apostrophe in my post was possessive. The plural would be McFlys, no "ie" and no apostrophe.

Can all of you shut up? This is a running thread ffs.

5 months ago 01/14/2024 1:54pm EST

re: Elijah.

Depends on how you wear them out. Flip them over and check for signs of wear. And pay attention to how your body responds while wearing them. I've had some shoes make it to 1k, and others I won't wear after 200 miles.

5 months ago 01/14/2024 2:00pm EST

re: Elijah.

What do you want from them? A very comfortable XC flat that’s fast enough and doesn’t tear up your feet? Then they’re good for 80+ miles. Do you want it to have the “pop”? 20 miles.

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