Which shoes for Boston?

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14 years ago 04/15/2010 7:54pm EDT

I have had recent calf problems that restricted my training but am now back to 90%. I have the following shoes to choose from:

1) brand new adidas adizero Mana - weight 8 oz. - used for one 20 miler(10 on dirt road/10 pavement) and three 8 mile tempos

2) 1 year old NB 903 - 10 oz. - 1 marathon & 100 miles total

3) new adidas Supernova - 12 oz. - one 20 miler and most day to day mileage total= 100

Will the trainers get me farther along and prevent the calf from tightening? Will the reduced weight flats make for an easier effort that will negate the decreased cusioning? I will be running 6:40/mile pace.

Thoughts.

14 years ago 04/15/2010 8:12pm EDT

re: Shoe quandry

14 years ago 04/15/2010 8:15pm EDT

re: Shoe quandry

I vote the 903's. I wore NB 205's back in 2007 and had toasted calves by mile 20. Won't ever make that mistake again. I'm wearing a pair of Green Silence this time around.

14 years ago 04/16/2010 9:19am EDT

re: Shoe quandry

Similar decision for me -- NB 825 (marathon PR in them but lots of miles) vs Adizero Adios (lots of long runs with no trouble, but worried if I can go 26.2 in them...)

14 years ago 04/16/2010 9:28am EDT

re: 160 pounds

160 pounds wrote:
(lots of long runs with no trouble, but worried if I can go 26.2 in them...)

Maybe you haven't gone 26.2mi on your long runs, but have you run in these shoes for the length of time you plan to take to complete the marathon? That's probably a better point of comparison.

14 years ago 04/16/2010 6:20pm EDT

re: Shoe quandry

Because they are a year old the NB might be as hard as the newer adidas and therefore cause the same problem. You may as well go with the lighter adidas.

14 years ago 04/16/2010 6:37pm EDT

re: Mr. Ridiculous Pants

I just got the same Adidas Mana shoes, which I have only worn 4 times. I'm using them for Boston, and I anticipate about the same pace as you. I felt no issues on a 14 mile run at marathon pace.

14 years ago 04/17/2010 7:35pm EDT

re: Rainy Day

Similar situation for me. Going with my Asics Speedstars (8.8 oz) over my Hyperspeeds (6.7 oz) for my 6:50 pace marathon in 2 weeks. Half marathon or less I'd go Hyperspeed, but my body gets beat up yo.

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