Nike Alphafly Next% 2 is out today (June 15, 2022). What do you think? Will they be any faster?

Still not released in the US. Hell the Peg 39s still aren’t even out. What’s the deal?

I’ve never once looked at a Nike shoe with an air bubble and thought, “that’s the best way to make that shoe.”

It might be a great shoe, but an air bubble? Am I wrong to get hung up on that?

A 280 pound hobby jogger is going to need a lot more cushioning in the shoe to prevent bottoming out the foam than a 130 pound pro. It's pure marketing to get the obese hobby joggers of America to buy the shoes that were meant for the low weight of real runners.

That was hoka .

nike is offering confidence, style, and a pr for about $300. Ask Rojas and Fauble for references.

My plan is to stock up on ver one as the price falls.

Is the shoe that will carry you to a sub-3:00 old man marathon!

I just bought the original Alphafly off of nike.com for 171 dollars. I love the original and can't see how it can be any better unless they put actual springs in it.

The air pods in the forefoot of the shoe are actual springs. But Nike doesn't let you adjust the pressure of the air inside the spring so likely it is only effective for people of one weight and then bottoms out or is too stiff to absorb much shock if you are the wrong weight. Needs to have the air pump in the tongue of the shoe from those old Air Jordans.

Will be interesting to see if these become more popular than the Vaporfly. When I was at Boston the vaporfly's were far more common

$550 pair, bit steep!!!

I don’t know how they could add any more cushioning to the shoe without both looking and feeling like you’re running with bean bags on your feet.

The only adjustment I would make from the 1.0s is to make the outsole rubber a little more durable, particularly around the airpod. I’ve done roughly 250ks in mine, and they still feel and look almost new - except in the one spot on the outer pod, the rubber has worn right through.

Does this make them ineligible for use in competition? Wen Nike says “it’s for the masses”, do they mean they’re taking the super shoe concept to an extreme, and just targeting the middle of the pack runners trying to run a BQ (by making a shoe that elite runners can’t use)?

Nike is making a mistake by having Outside provide the PR. ASICS, NB, Saucony have their super shoes in the hands of reputable social media reviewers for first thoughts, constant reminders of the shoe and in depth reviews. Hype.

Ya, the air bubble was inserted by the marketing department.

Biggest difference is the drop.

Changed from 4mm to 8mm,I stopped wearing them as they gave me achilles issues after each race,but should be fine with 8mm.

ROJO - "Super shoes are an abomination!!! They are ruining the sport and nothing seems real any longer. They are too expensive for the average runner. Nike should feel ashamed for destroying what was once a noble sport based on talent and hard work!"

ALSO ROJO - "Oooohhhhh!!! Super shoe version 2.0. Let me start a thread and give Nike some free publicity to jump start their sales of the newest go fast flats!"

$275, you can get cars for that price.

Clicks pay the bills. Don't hate the player.

Yeah, that car's not going to get you through 26 miles in 3 hours though...

Allie O loves them and won her first road race in them.