Maybe no one cares, buuuuuuuut...
I have a neutral gait and wear fairly minimal shoes for all my running. I have been rotating shoes in no particular order for workouts:
NB 1400
NB Minimus Road
Nike Zoom XC 2
Nike Lunar Racer
Any opinions about which shoes to wear for specific runs? Tempo, hill repeats, long runs, etc.
Using my list as a basis, but feel free to add shoes you think are better.
You're right no one cares.
Aw.
oh man! this is such a great question!!! i'd love an answer, too.
I'll bite, i don't know New Balance's shoes, so bare with me.
Shoes I use (in order of protection):
-Nike 7.0 (a thicker shoe than nike free for comparison. Used for long runs)
-Nike free 5.0 (more flexible than typical trainer, but plenty of padding still. Used for warm ups+cool downs, and easy runs. Bulk of mileage is done in these)
-Nike Lunar Racer 2's (Road flat, pretty squishy in my opinion. Only good for the road. Given to me by a friend for free. Used for thresholds/tempo runs where i'm going faster than 6:30 on down to 5:00 per mile)
-Nike Streak XC 2 (A cross country flat. Nice solid shoe, only problem is the upper seems a little fragile. Other than that cant go wrong with this shoe. Used for any repeats on grass, or the first half of intervals on a track)
-Nike Victory XC (Nike's top XC spike. Light, aggressive with 6 spikes and durable. These are tanks. Used for intervals on grass or cross country races)
-Nike Matumbo (Famous nike track spike. Used for second half of long intervals [1000m-2000m]. Plenty of comfort/more padding than a traditional spike while still being light).
-Nike Victory (Famous Nike track spike. Used for second half of shorter repeats [800m-200m])
-Nike Superfly (Nike sprint spike. Rigid plate, aggresive with 8 pins. Used for 30m flys to occasionally 200ms if i'm trying to break out the wheels. Also used for the 400 when i'm put in the schools 4x400m relay)
Thanks for the information! That's exactly what I was looking for.
I do most of my running on city streets (asphalt, concrete, and brick) with some grass/trails when I can. The only rubberized track close to me is at a private school and I'm not sure who to contact to get access. I should stop being lazy and get that sorted out...
If anyone else cares to share...