He complained that the Streak XC 2 was too minimal during the half. The only other options he has, unless he gets a custom shoe (which he probably already has) are the Streak 3 or the Katana. He could maybe wear something from the Free line.
I only bring this up to press the issue that Nike doesn't really have any good shoes to bridge the gap between racing shoes and training shoes. You see some of those adidas guys line up wearing the Adios, but there's nothing like that in the Nike line.
Lunaracer dude, he's worn it for a few marathons already.
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The Saint wrote:
Lunaracer dude, he's worn it for a few marathons already.
Photos please?
He says in his blog he'll be wearing the Streak 3s.
"Another big problem that compounded it for me was I wore the wrong racing shoes. I love the Streak XC and that is what I wore last year at the World Half but they are really a 5k-10k shoe and my calfs were barely working in the last 5k of the race. I think they worked for me last year because I had just come off the track season and had spent a lot of time in spikes so my lower legs were strong. For the marathon I am going to step up to the Streak 3 which is a little beefier."
One problem here is that NIKE has discontinued the original Streak XC and replaced it with two shoes, neither of which measure up.
Such a great shoe...
I am going to have to say B.S. to Dathans remark.
I weigh about 148 lbs and the streak xc2 has plenty of cushioning, more so than the previous XC.
What does Dathan weigh roughly 128 lbs? if that.
Just another excuse from a top American runner. Gets pretty old after a while.
Excuse? What is he making an excuse for? His performance in the world half where he got third?
cappy wrote:
I am going to have to say B.S. to Dathans remark.
I weigh about 148 lbs and the streak xc2 has plenty of cushioning, more so than the previous XC.
What does Dathan weigh roughly 128 lbs? if that.
Just another excuse from a top American runner. Gets pretty old after a while.
By his own admission he underperformed/tightened up because of the shoe being to minimalistic.
I am not trying to trash the guy, he is a superb runner.
The great thing about running is that there is no one to blame except yourself. Sorry.
He admitted that the biggest problem was that he went out too fast. I really don't know why he's trying to run a marathon after six months of injuries. I thought he and Salazar were taking a long term approach? If he's running for the money I understand but another 2:12 isn't going to do much to get him ready for London or for a 2:05 which is what he thinks he's capable of.
Dathan has a history of calf tightening problems in the longer races. I guess he needs a little more care than most guys to avoid that.
I would have to totally agree with you.
The reality of elite/professional marathon running today is that if you are not ready to throw down a 2:06 or better on a fairly flat fast course then you probably don't stand a chance. Facts are facts.
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